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IELTS BNC: 6034 COCA: 4597

carrot

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
carrot /ˈkerət/ noun
plural carrots
carrot
/ˈkerət/
noun
plural carrots
Learner's definition of CARROT
1 
: the long orange root of a plant that is eaten as a vegetable胡萝卜
[count]
[noncount]
— see color picture on this page
2 
[count] informal : something that is offered as a reward or advantage to persuade a person to do something（为说服他人做某事而给予的）奖励，回报，好处
◊ This sense of carrot is often contrasted with stick, which suggests a punishment for not doing something.*carrot的此义项与stick相对，后者表示因没做某事而受到的惩罚。
IELTS BNC: 6034 COCA: 4597

carrot

noun

car·​rot ˈker-ət How to pronounce carrot (audio)
ˈka-rət
1
: a biennial herb (Daucus carota of the family Umbelliferae, the carrot family) with a usually orange spindle-shaped edible root
also : its root
2
: a reward or advantage offered especially as an inducement
The company offered a carrot in the form of additional vacation time to workers who met their deadlines.

Example Sentences

She chopped some carrots for the soup. He added some grated carrot to the soup. The company offered a carrot in the form of additional vacation time to workers who met their deadlines.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle French carotte, from Late Latin carota, from Greek karōton

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of carrot was in 1533

Phrases Containing carrot
IELTS BNC: 6034 COCA: 4597
carrot

noun¹

 1vegetable蔬菜ADJECTIVE | VERB + CARROT | CARROT + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤raw生胡蘿蔔➤cooked, steamed煮熟的／蒸熟的胡蘿蔔▸➤baby小胡蘿蔔▸➤chopped, diced, grated, shredded, sliced切碎的胡蘿蔔；胡蘿蔔丁；擦成絲的胡蘿蔔；切成絲的胡蘿蔔；胡蘿蔔片VERB + CARROT➤eat, have吃胡蘿蔔▸➤cook烹飪胡蘿蔔▸➤peel削胡蘿蔔皮▸➤chop, dice, grate, slice切胡蘿蔔；把胡蘿蔔切成丁；擦胡蘿蔔絲；切胡蘿蔔片CARROT + NOUN➤top胡蘿蔔尖▸➤cake胡蘿蔔蛋糕▸➤juice胡蘿蔔汁➤stick胡蘿蔔條  ➡ topic at food
carrot

noun²

 2sth attractive offered to sb吸引物VERB + CARROT | PHRASES VERB + CARROT➤dangle, hold out, offer (sb)晃動誘餌；炫示誘餌；（給某人）提供獎賞◇They dangled the carrot of a large salary in front of me.他們以高工資引誘我。PHRASES➤a carrot and stick威逼利誘◇to adopt the carrot-and-stick approach (= to persuade sb to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not) 採取威逼利誘的手段

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