honeypot
honeypot — 名詞
1. A person, place, or thing that draws large numbers of people, like a popular bea
人氣磁鐵
吸引大批人潮聚集的人事物
A person, place, or thing that draws large numbers of people, like a popular beach resort, a tempting job offer, or a well-known specialist everyone wants to consult.
The new shopping centre became a honeypot for teenagers after school.
新的購物中心放學後成了青少年的人氣磁鐵。
Diego's food stall was a honeypot for hungry tourists at the night market.
Diego 的小吃攤是夜市裡飢餓遊客的人氣磁鐵。
collocation: honeypot for + [group of people]
Small bookshops are often honeypots for curious travellers in foreign cities.
小型書店往往是異國城市中好奇旅客的人氣磁鐵。
That online job posting proved to be a honeypot for skilled engineers.
那份線上徵才貼文結果證明是技術工程師的人氣磁鐵。
Mei-Lin's garden café has become a honeypot for writers and artists.
Mei-Lin 的花園咖啡館已成為作家和藝術家的人氣磁鐵。
- magnet
more informal; emphasises the pulling power of the person or place
- draw
neutral noun; can refer to any kind of attraction, not just for people
- hot spot
informal; almost always used for places rather than people or things
- crowd-puller
informal, mainly British; stresses the ability to attract large audiences
- deterrent
something that keeps people away rather than drawing them in
用法筆記
Typically followed by 'for' plus the group of people drawn to it. Can describe places, events, objects, or people.