carrot and stick

carrot and stick读音音标

英 [ˈkærət ænd stik]

美 [ˈkærət ənd stɪk]

carrot and stick意思解释

adj.

胡萝卜加大棒的；软硬兼施的；

英英释义

Carrot and Stick Approach (also \"carrot or stick approach\") is an idiom that refers to a policy of offering a combination of rewards and punishment to induce behavior. It is named in reference to a cart driver dangling a carrot in front of a mule and holding a stick behind it.