tempt

• vt. 诱惑；引起；冒…的风险；使感兴趣

来自拉丁语 temptare,尝试，试探，改写自 tentare,接触，尝试，试探，来自 PIE*ten,展开，词 源同 tentative,tentacle.引申词义引诱，诱惑。

1. dispose or incline or entice to;

"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

2. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion;

"He lured me into temptation"

3. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting;

"the window displays tempted the shoppers"

4. induce into action by using one's charm;

"She charmed him into giving her all his money"

5. try to seduce

6. try presumptuously;

"St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"

tempt (v.)

c. 1200, of the devil, flesh, etc., "draw or entice to evil or sin, lure (someone) from God's law; be alluring or seductive," from Old French tempter (12c.), from Latin temptare "to feel, try out, attempt to influence, test," a variant of tentare "handle, touch, try, test." The Latin alteration is "explainable only as an ancient error due to some confusion" [Century Dictionary]. From late 14c. as "to provoke, defy" (God, fate, etc.). Related: Tempted; tempting.

attract, charm, enchant, fascinate, tempt

这些动词均含有"吸引，引诱"之意。

attract：普通用词，指客观上吸引人的注意力。

charm：侧重迷住某人或使之高兴。

enchant：着重指有能力引起被迷住者的欢乐或赞美。

fascinate：通常含使人无法拒绝、无法摆脱的意味。

tempt：指吸引力很强，强调欲望被唤醒。

It is tempting to declare the Swedish policies regressive(退步的)and hail the American system as superior.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

“So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism,” Newman wrote,“that I am tempted to define‘journalism’ as‘a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are'.

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You might even be tempted to assume that humanity has little future to look forward to.

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The best lawyers made skyscrapers-full of money, tempting ever more students to pile into law schools.

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I was tempted by the dessert menu.

甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

牛津词典

Don't tempt thieves by leaving valuables clearly visible.

别把贵重物品放在显眼处招贼。

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I was tempted to take the day off.

我动了心，想那一天休假。

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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？

牛津词典

Nothing would tempt me to live here.

什么也吸引不了我到这里居住。

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...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

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Someone has tried to tempt him from his present post with high pay, but he refused.

曾经有人以高薪诱惑他离开他目前的职位可他拒绝了.

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Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.

什么都不能诱使他去那样做.

辞典例句

We could not now jeoparize relations with Europe and Japan, tempt an oil embargo.

现在不能再损害我们同欧洲和日本的关系了,不能去触发一场石油禁运.

辞典例句

Can I tempt you to another cup of tea?

我劝你再喝一杯茶 吧 !

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They tried to tempt her with offers of promotion.

他们提出给她晋级来劝说她.

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Nothing can tempt me to do such a thing.

什么也不能诱使我去做这样的事.

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The devil will try to tempt you to sin.

魔鬼会引诱你作恶.

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Nothing could tempt him to take such a step.

什么也不能诱使他采用那样的手段.

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Can't I tempt you to have another helping?

再吃一点好 吗 ?

《现代英汉综合大词典》

That bank is offering higher rates of interests to tempt more depositors.

银行提供较高的利率诱使更多的存款人.

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Mary: I'd better not. Please don't tempt me. Please!

玛丽: 我还是不吃了. 求你了,别勾引我.

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The ads tempt people into buying their products.

那些广告怂恿大家去购买其产品.

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It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.

它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级.

辞典例句

There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.

路程中总是有众多困难险阻让你认为你的批评者是对的.

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The football club tried to tempt the player with offers of money.

该足球俱乐部试图用金钱收买这个球员.

辞典例句

The woman used all her wiles to tempt him into following her.

那女人用尽了自己的诱骗本领勾引着他尾随而去.

《用法词典》

The empty empire's emperor made an attempt to tempt the contemptuous man.

空虚帝国的皇帝试图诱惑那个轻蔑的人.

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Can't I tempt you to some sandwiches or cake?

再点些三明治或蛋糕好 吗 ?

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The stand outside displayed various articles to tempt people into buying.

外面的摊子摆出各色各样的商品诱使人买.

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