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单词 tempt
释义
tempt
verb[T]
uk
/tempt/us
/tempt/
to make someonewantto have or do something,especiallysomething that isunnecessaryorwrong:
引诱，诱惑
Theofferoffreecredittempted herintobuyinga newcar.可享受免费贷款让她禁不住诱惑买了一辆新车。
[+ to infinitive]They tempted himtojointhecompanybyofferinghim ahugesalaryand acompanycar.他们许诺给他优厚的薪水和一辆公司汽车，以吸引他加入该公司。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to draw your attention and interest you
  • attractWe were attracted to the high street, with its variety of shops and cafés.
  • drawThe game drew a crowd of 30,000.
  • enticeThe smell of coffee enticed people to enter the shop.
  • lureI was lured into the store by the smell of fresh bread.
  • temptI was tempted by the offer of a free phone.
  • seduceI wouldn't normally have bought this but I was seduced by the low price.
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be tempted
B2
towantsomething or towantto do something:
想要（某物）；想做（某事）
"Did youapplyfor thatjob?" "Well, I was very tempted, but Idecidednot to."“你申请那个工作了吗？”“唔，我是很想申请，但最后还是决定放弃了。”
I wassorely(= very)temptedtoresignafter mybossscreamedat me for the secondtime.老板第二次对我大喊大叫了以后，我很想辞职。
More examples
  • Perhaps somecaviarcan temptyourjadedpalate.
  • I was really tempted to take themoney.
  • They put outfoodto tempt thefoxesinto thetraps.
  • Chocolatecake? - Don't tempt me!
  • I was tempted intoorderingawholenewwardrobe.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Attracting and tempting
  • affinity
  • allure
  • alluringly
  • arrest
  • attract
  • catnip
  • charisma
  • charm offensive
  • charm the pants offsomeoneidiom
  • chum
  • glamorousness
  • glamour
  • honey trap
  • incentive
  • jump out atsomeone
  • tantalizingly
  • temptation
  • temptingly
  • ticklesomeone'sfancyidiom
  • va-va-voom
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Wanting things

Idiom

tempt fate/providence
(Definition oftemptfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tempt| American Dictionary

tempt
verb[T]
us
/tempt/
toencouragesomeone towantto have or do something,esp. somethingwrong:
I’mtryingtodiet– don’t tempt me with thatcake!

tempting

adjective[not gradable]us
/ˈtemp·tɪŋ/
Anyfreeofferis always tempting.

Idiom

tempt fate
(Definition oftemptfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftempt

tempt
Thus is one tempted to take the journey again.
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Of course, it would be tempting to suggest that the independent rights of children are being forgotten in all of this.
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He was never tempted to see" bishops" as a key for locking the door on dissenters.
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One is tempted to say that consent is valid if one has a right that the normative consequences will not occur without one's consent.
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Consider any complex property which someone is tempted to identify with good.
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If the retailer plans his customer flow carefully, he can increase sales by tempting people to buy more than they intended.
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Still, tempting though it is, we should not oversimplify the issue.
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At most, we may be tempted to infer the existence of'gateway communities' on the boundaries of our region.
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As a consequence, either the architecture is tempted by the ambition of becoming a work of art, or falls directly into anarchy.
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A weakening of environmental policy may become tempting if more favourable instruments (such as tariffs or subsidies) are constrained by the treaty.
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One is tempted to ask: but is this necessarily so?
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In the light of our results, it is tempting to conclude that mandible size is the trait of key importance in interspecific larval combat.
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In this situation, protesters were tempted to look at other examples.
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Accepting such a view without further inquiry was tempting.
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Although one may be tempted to follow the colonial accounts and see these as generalized, unvaried forms of action, more historical specificity may be hypothesized.
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