carrot

1. N-VAR Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground. 胡萝卜

2. N-COUNT Something that is offered to people in order to persuade them to do something can be referred to as a carrot. Something that is meant to persuade people not to do something can be referred to in the same sentence as a "stick." 诱饵

Why the new emphasis on sticks instead of diplomatic carrots?

为什么不再抛出外交诱饵，反而重新侧重大棒威胁？