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tempt

英 [tempt]

美 [tempt]

v.  引诱; 诱惑; 劝诱; 鼓动; 怂恿; 利诱

过去分词:tempted 过去式:tempted 第三人称单数:tempts 现在分词:tempting 

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同义词辨析

lureallureenticeseducetempt【导航词义:引诱,吸引】

lurev. 〈贬〉引诱,诱惑
〔辨析〕
尤指诱使某人做错误或危险的事。
〔例证〕
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。
allurev. 诱惑,吸引
〔辨析〕
通常指美好的事物使人受到吸引或诱惑。
〔例证〕
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。
enticev. 诱使,引诱
〔辨析〕
通常指以诱人的东西说服某人做某事或去某处。
〔例证〕
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。
seducev. 引诱,勾引
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
temptv. 引诱,诱惑
〔辨析〕
指怂恿某人做某事,或引诱某人做明知不对的事,语义较弱。
〔例证〕
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。

习惯用语

    v.

      tempt fate/providence
    • 玩命;冒险;鲁莽
      to do sth too confidently in a way that might mean that your good luck will come to an end

    牛津词典

      verb

      • 引诱;诱惑
        to attract sb or make sb want to do or have sth, even if they know it is wrong
        1. I was tempted by the dessert menu.
          甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
        2. Don't tempt thieves by leaving valuables clearly visible.
          别把贵重物品放在显眼处招贼。
        3. 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
        1. 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?
        2. Nothing would tempt me to live here.
          什么也吸引不了我到这里居住。

      柯林斯词典

      • VERB 引诱;诱惑;吸引
        Something thattemptsyou attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful.
        1. 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。
        2. 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。
        3. Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry?...
          我能给你尝点泡芙点心吗?
        4. 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。
      • VERB 怂恿;利诱;诱惑
        If youtemptsomeone, you offer them something they want in order to encourage them to do what you want them to do.
        1. ...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
        2. 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。
        3. 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。
        4. She will be offering a package worth about 40 million dollars, to tempt the rebels into agreeing to disarm.
          她将提出价值 4, 000 万美元的一揽子条件,以诱使反叛分子答应解除武装。
      • See also:tempted
      • PHRASE 说晦气话,玩过火,冒险(使好运结束)
        If someone says that something they say or dois tempting fateoris tempting providence, they mean they are worried that it may cause the good luck they have had so far to end.
        1. 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。

      英英释义

      verb

      • induce into action by using one's charm
        1. She charmed him into giving her all his money
        Synonym:charminfluence
      • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
        1. He lured me into temptation
        Synonym:enticelure
      • try presumptuously
        1. St. Anthony was tempted in the desert
      • dispose or incline or entice to
        1. We were tempted by the delicious-looking food
        Synonym:allure
      • give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
        1. the window displays tempted the shoppers
        Synonym:invite
      • try to seduce

        双语例句

        • Do you really want to tempt fate by making this promise at a time when promises are easily broken?
          你真的想要在这种任何许诺都很容易被打破的阶段许下影响你命运的誓言么?
        • Please don't literally to tempt my patience, I am not so good.
          请不要随便来试探我的耐性,我不是那么好说话的。
        • Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry?
          我能给你尝点泡芙点心吗?
        • Those cream cakes tempt me!
          那些奶油蛋糕吸引我!
        • I hate it when people tempt to know my ongoing stories.
          我讨厌有人试图了解我正在进展中的故事。
        • He wisely resolved to tempt his fortune no more.
          他明智地决定不再冒险了。
        • How many did you tempt into doing such disgusting things?
          这种恶心的事,你一共做了多少次?
        • American abdication would tempt Soviet tendencies toward filling every vacuum.
          美国的退位将使苏联想要填补每一个真空。
        • We dare not tempt them with weakness.
          我们不敢以示弱去诱惑他们。
        • Is gonna tempt you to come after me.
          会诱惑你来追捕我。