词典释义：
释义
n.
a tapering orange-coloured root eaten as a vegetable
（蔬菜）胡萝卜。
a cultivated plant of the parsley family with feathery leaves, which yields this vegetable
（植物）胡萝卜。
an offer of something enticing as a means of persuasion (often contrasted with the threat of something punitive or unwelcome)
诱人的建议（用于劝说，常与具惩罚性或不受欢迎的威胁相对）
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carrots will promote cooperation over the environment far more effectively than sticks 胡萝卜会比大棒更能有效地促进环境方面的合作
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[as modifier]
the carrot and stick approach .胡萝卜加大棒的方法。[ORIGIN : with allusion to the proverbial encouragement of a donkey to move by enticing it with a carrot.]
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〈非 正式，一般作贬〉 红发人。
词源
"late 15th cent.: from French
