tempt
- vt.引诱;诱惑;怂恿;利诱;劝诱;鼓动
temptverb
引诱；诱惑
to attract sb or make sb want to do or have sth, even if they know it is wrong
I was tempted by the dessert menu.
甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
Don't tempt thieves by leaving valuables clearly visible.
别把贵重物品放在显眼处招贼。
I was tempted to take the day off.
我动了心，想那一天休假。
劝诱；鼓动；怂恿；利诱
to persuade or try to persuade sb to do sth that you want them to do, for example by offering them sth
How can we tempt young people into engineering?
我们怎么才能吸引年轻人学习工程学呢？
Nothing would tempt me to live here.
什么也吸引不了我到这里居住。
to do sth too confidently in a way that might mean that your good luck will come to an end
tempt
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VERB 引诱;诱惑;吸引
Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful.Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime...
降低收入只会使这些家庭更加贫穷，而且可能诱使不法分子进一步犯罪。
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VERB 怂恿;利诱;诱惑
If you tempt someone, you offer them something they want in order to encourage them to do what you want them to do....a million dollar marketing campaign to tempt American tourists back to Britain...
耗资百万美元试图把美国游客重新吸引到英国来的营销活动
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PHRASE 说晦气话，玩过火，冒险（使好运结束）
If someone says that something they say or do is tempting fate or is tempting providence, they mean they are worried that it may cause the good luck they have had so far to end.As soon as you start to talk about never having played on a losing side, it is tempting fate.
你刚说从来没输过，晦气就来了。
verb
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- induce into action by using one's charm
- She charmed him into giving her all his money
- Synonym: charm influence
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- provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
- He lured me into temptation
- Synonym: entice lure
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- try presumptuously
- St. Anthony was tempted in the desert
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- dispose or incline or entice to
- We were tempted by the delicious-looking food
- Synonym: allure
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- give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
- the window displays tempted the shoppers
- Synonym: invite
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- try to seduce
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Someone who is already involved with someone else will tempt you .
狮子座：已经和别人发展关系的人会引诱你。
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I shouldn 't have let you tempt me into talking of the old days .
我不该让你来引诱我谈过去的事。
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How can we tempt young people into engineering ?
我们怎么才能吸引年轻人学习工程学呢？
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It 's tempting to speculate about what might have happened .
大家不禁猜测，到底发生了什么事。
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I was tempted to snap back angrily at him .
我真想没好气地顶他几句。
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It was a meal to tempt even the most jaded palate .
这顿饭能使最没胃口的人产生食欲。
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I was tempted to pass the buck .
我很想把责任推给别人。
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It was a tempting offer .
这是个诱人的提议。
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That cake looks very tempting .
那蛋糕的样子让人嘴馋。
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I was sorely tempted to complain , but I didn 't.
我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
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Credit cards can tempt you to overstretch yourself .
信用卡能诱使你超额消费。
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It is tempting to idealize the past .
人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
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I was never tempted for a moment to give her away .
我从未想到过要揭她的底儿。
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Students may be tempted to cheat in order to get into top schools .
为了能进入一流学校，学生们会忍不住想作弊。
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At first glance , it would be tempting to agree .
乍一看，会让人很想同意。
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She 'd never even felt tempted to return .
她甚至从未动过回来的念头。
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It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year
一年当中这个时节，新鲜水果最能吸引我了。
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Don 't let credit tempt you to buy something you can 't afford
不要因为可以赊购，就买超过自己支付能力的东西。
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Some people may be tempted to give untruthful answers .
有些人也许会不由得想要作出不实回答。
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He was tempted to spill out his problems to Philip .
他很想把自己的问题透露给菲利普。
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Children may be tempted to climb into the front seat while the car is in motion .
车辆行驶时，孩子可能会被前排的座位吸引而想要爬过去。
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I 'm very tempted to sell my house
我很想把我的房子卖掉。
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If there were a breakdown of law and order , the army might be tempted to intervene .
如果法治被践踏，军队可能会介入。
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Grandparents are often tempted to spoil their grandchildren whenever they come to visit .
祖父母每次来访都往往禁不住要娇惯孙辈。
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Having spent so long at a great club like Rangers , no other Scottish team could tempt him away
在流浪者队这样优秀的俱乐部呆了这么久之后，其他苏格兰球队都吸引不了他了。
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The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life .
她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。
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Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime
降低收入只会使这些家庭更加贫穷，而且可能诱使不法分子进一步犯罪。
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As soon as you start to talk about never having played on a losing side , it is tempting fate .
你刚说从来没输过，晦气就来了。
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In the end , I turned down Raoul 's tempting offer of the Palm Beach trip
最终，我回绝了拉乌尔提出的去棕榈海滩旅行的诱人邀请。
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Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry ?
我能给你尝点泡芙点心吗？
尤指诱使某人做错误或危险的事。
He attempted to lure her away from her husband and family.
他企图引诱她离开丈夫和家庭。
Computer games are luring youngsters away from study.
电脑游戏诱惑着青少年，分散了他们学习的注意力。
通常指美好的事物使人受到吸引或诱惑。
He was allured by her beauty.
他被她的美貌迷住了。
He was allured from the country.
他被诱出国。
通常指以诱人的东西说服某人做某事或去某处。
The boy was enticed into playing truant.
这个男孩被引诱逃学。
Their special offers are intended to entice people to buy.
他们的特价优惠是为了吸引人们购买。
She enticed him to come to her birthday party.
她诱惑他来参加她的生日派对。
指诱使某人做通常不会做的事，常用被动语态；也指诱使某人发生性关系。
He was very young and seduced by Paris.
他当时很年轻，抵挡不住巴黎的诱惑。
He was seduced into leaving the company by the offer of higher pay elsewhere.
其他地方更优厚的薪金待遇诱使他离开了公司。
He was fired for seducing female students.
他因诱奸女学生而被解雇。
指怂恿某人做某事，或引诱某人做明知不对的事，语义较弱。
His friend tempted him to steal.
他的朋友怂恿他去偷东西。
No one can tempt him to do such a foolish thing.
没有人能骗他去干这样的傻事。
I'm tempted to buy that hat.
我忍不住想买那顶帽子。
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