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shill    音标拼音: [ʃ'ɪl]
n. 诱饵

诱饵

shill
n 1: a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to
stimulate the participation of others
v 1: act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet
during the auction in order to drive the price up"

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    If you are in a situation where a group is gathering to do something (go out for lunch, start a meeting, etc ), "Shall we?" would mean something like "Are we now all ready and is it now time to proceed with what we are here for?" (Or more simply, "Should we now proceed?", but that explains "shall" in terms of "should" )
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