◊ This sense of stick is often contrasted with carrot, which refers to the reward or advantage someone will get if they do something.此义项的stick常与表示奖励的carrot对比使用。
She'll have to choose between the carrot and the stick.她将不得不在奖励和惩罚中做选择。
They say that a carrot works better than a stick.他们说奖励比惩罚更有效。
The administration was criticized for its carrot-and-stick approach to foreign policy.政府由于实行胡萝卜加大棒的外交政策而受到批评。