- [uncountable, countable]
a long pointed orange root vegetable 胡萝卜 
grated carrot 擦成丝的胡萝卜 a slice of carrot cake 一片胡萝卜蛋糕 a pound of carrots 一磅胡萝卜 a bag of baby carrots 一袋小胡萝卜 a glass of carrot juice 一杯胡萝卜汁 carrot sticks (= long thin pieces) 胡萝卜条
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- raw
- cooked
- steamed
- …
- eat
- have
- cook
- …
- top
- cake
- juice
- …
- [countable]
a reward promised to somebody in order to persuade them to do something （为说服人做事所许诺的）酬报，好处 They are holding out a carrot of $120 million in economic aid. 他们许诺给予 1.2 亿美元的经济援助。 It's a big carrot he's dangling in front of Marler's nose. 他在马勒的鼻子前晃来晃去的是一根大胡萝卜。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2Even with the carrot of a free lunch it is unlikely that many people will turn up. 即使有免费午餐的胡萝卜，也不太可能有很多人出现。 In a market economy profits are the carrot that encourages firms to take risks. 在市场经济中，利润是鼓励企业冒险的胡萝卜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + carrot- dangle
- hold out
- offer (somebody)
- …
- a carrot and stick
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French carotte, from Latin carota, from Greek karōton.
Idioms
the carrot and (the) stick (approach)
if you use the carrot and stick approach, you persuade somebody to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do not 胡萝卜加大棒；威逼利诱 The emphasis is on the carrot of incentive rather than the stick of taxes. 重点是激励的胡萝卜，而不是税收的大棒。
Extra Examplesto adopt the carrot-and-stick approach 采取威逼利诱的手段 He decided to use the carrot and stick approach. 他决定采用胡萝卜加大棒的方法。