汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 招揽
招揽 (招攬)
to attract (customers) / to drum up (trade)
①兜揽;招引顾客招揽生意|招揽顾客。②收罗;招引接纳招揽人才|招揽遗老,与之述业。③引起;导致招揽是非|平白地招揽这些麻烦。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

但无论如何,各国各州还是热衷于招揽电影摄制组。

But states and countries are enthusiastic about hosting film crews, for good reason.

现在学校之间为了招揽生源展开了激烈竞争。

There is now intense competition between schools to attract students.

你是要试着招揽客人,还是要把他们吓跑?

Are you trying to bring customers in or scare them away?

一些零售商为了招揽更多的生意,甚至赠送礼卡。

Some retailers have even given gift cards away in an effort to drum up business.

新政策的目的在于招揽客户、分流储蓄网点柜台压力。

The strategy aims to attract new customers and ease pressure at the counter.

泰国曼谷附近的芭堤雅旅游胜地随处可见招揽客人的酒吧女孩。

A bar girl talks to her friends in the Thai eastern resort town of Pattaya, 112 miles east of Bangkok, in this Nov. 23, 2006 file photo.

店主将网模穿戴不同服饰的样子拍成照片,以招揽顾客。

Shop owners put up photos of models wearing different clothes to attract customers.

据《扬子晚报》报道,网上一视频爆料,上海一座公厕为招揽顾客,推出公厕套餐服务。

A video clip from a website revealed that a Shanghai public lavatory had offered several service packs to attract consumers, the Yangtse Evening Post reported.

低利率意味着多数北岩银行在好年景里招揽的边际贷款借款人能够维持他们的抵押贷款付息。

Low interest rates have meant that many of the marginal borrowers that Northern Rock catered to in the boom years have been able to keep up their mortgage payments.

诸如设定通行费上限等条款需要有足够吸引力才能招揽到优质建筑商,但也要严厉到足以实施质量控制。

Terms such as those that set caps on tolls need to be attractive enough to bring quality builders on board, but tough enough to enforce quality control.