ADJECTIVE | VERB + INCENTIVE | INCENTIVE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, generous, good, great, huge, massive (especially BrE) 很大的刺激;大方的鼓勵;巨大的激勵➤powerful, strong強大的動力;強烈的刺激➤adequate, sufficient足夠的刺激;充分的鼓勵▸➤main, major主要的激勵➤added, additional, extra, more附加的獎勵;更多的鼓勵▸➤less較少的獎勵➤little極少的鼓勵◇There was little incentive to conduct research.對從事研究的激勵微乎其微。➤real真正的激勵➤clear明確的刺激◇US companies faced a clear incentive to downsize.美國公司面臨明確的裁員壓力。➤direct直接鼓勵◇direct financial incentives to have smaller families鼓勵縮小家庭規模的直接財政刺激➤important重要的激勵➤positive積極的刺激➤special特別獎勵➤attractive誘人的刺激➤perverse不正當的刺激➤long-term長期的激勵➤political政治激勵➤commercial, economic, financial, fiscal, monetary商業/經濟/金融/財政/金錢刺激➤cash現金獎勵➤material物質獎勵➤price, tax價格刺激;稅收獎勵➤sales銷售刺激➤investment投資激勵➤performance, work業績/工作獎勵➤employee雇員獎勵◇employee incentives such as bonuses and commission獎金、提成之類的雇員獎勵措施➤federal, government聯邦/政府獎勵VERB + INCENTIVE➤act as, be起刺激作用;是鼓勵◇It was thought that this would act as an incentive for couples to adopt older children.人們認為這將會對夫婦們收養大一些的孩子起到鼓勵作用。➤have有動力◇She had the added incentive of being within reach of the world record.世界紀錄觸手可及,這使她又有了新的動力。➤need需要鼓勵➤give (sb/sth), offer (sb/sth), provide (sb/sth with)給(⋯)以鼓勵;激勵(⋯)➤create制訂獎勵措施◇The government has created tax incentives to encourage investment.政府已經出台了稅收優惠措施鼓勵投資。➤receive得到獎勵◇companies that receive government incentives得到政府獎勵的公司➤increase增強刺激➤reduce減少獎勵➤undermine削弱激勵作用◇High taxation rates have undermined work incentives.高稅率削弱了工作激勵措施的作用。➤eliminate, remove, take away撤銷鼓勵措施INCENTIVE + NOUN➤plan, programme/program, scheme, structure, system激勵方案;獎勵制度◇an incentive system based on supervisors' evaluations以督導員評價為基礎的激勵制度◇The company operates a share incentive scheme for its workers.公司對員工實行股份獎勵機制。➤policy激勵政策➤award, bonus, fee, package, pay, payment激勵獎品;獎金;一攬子激勵措施;獎勵工資PREPOSITION➤incentive to對⋯的激勵◇an incentive to investment對投資的鼓勵PHRASES➤have every incentive有充足的動力◇Companies have every incentive to put up prices.各公司都有充足的理由漲價。➤a lack of incentive缺乏動力◇There is a lack of incentive to undertake new investment.新投資缺乏動力。