"carrot and stick" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 胡萝卜加大棒

Definition

一种用奖励（胡萝卜）和惩罚（大棒）来激励或改变行为的方法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于商业、政治或管理等正式语境。强调奖励和惩罚并用，是比喻说法，不可照字面理解。

Examples

The manager used a carrot and stick approach to improve sales.

经理采用了**胡萝卜加大棒**的方法来提高销售额。

Teachers sometimes use the carrot and stick to get students to do homework.

老师有时会用**胡萝卜加大棒**让学生做作业。

The government uses a carrot and stick policy to control pollution.

政府采用**胡萝卜加大棒**政策来控制污染。

Sometimes, a simple carrot and stick just isn’t effective with teenagers.

有时候，单纯的**胡萝卜加大棒**对青少年不管用。

The company hopes their new carrot and stick incentives will boost productivity.

公司希望新的**胡萝卜加大棒**激励措施可以提升生产力。

Negotiators tried the carrot and stick, but both sides refused to budge.

谈判者试过**胡萝卜加大棒**，但双方都不肯让步。