tempt
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful. 引誘; 吸引
Cars like that may tempt drivers to speed. 那樣的汽車可能會(huì)引誘司機(jī)超速行駛。
It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year. 衹有新鮮的水果才會(huì)在每年的這個(gè)時(shí)候吸引我。
2. V-T If you tempt someone, you offer them something they want in order to encourage them to do what you want them to do. 誘使
...a million dollar marketing campaign to tempt American tourists back to Britain. …旨在誘使美國(guó)遊客廻到英國(guó)的、耗資一百萬(wàn)美元的營(yíng)銷活動(dòng)。
Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford. 不要讓賒購(gòu)誘使你去購(gòu)買你支付不起的東西。
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tempt /t?mpt/ (tempting,tempted,tempts)
劍橋詞典
- to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong
- Perhaps some caviar can tempt your jaded palate .
- I was really tempted to take the money .
- They put out food to tempt the foxes into the traps .
- Chocolate cake ? - Don't tempt me!
- I was tempted into ordering a whole new wardrobe .
引誘，誘惑
The offer of free credit tempted her into buy ing a new car . 可享受免費(fèi)貸款讓她禁不住誘惑買了一輛新車。
[ 動(dòng)詞後麪接一個(gè)帶to的不定式 ] They tempted him to join the company by offer ing him a huge salary and a company car . 他們?cè)S諾給他優(yōu)厚的薪水和一輛公司汽車，以吸引他加入該公司。
?be tempted
to want something or to want to do something
想要（某物）；想做（某事）
"Did you apply for that job ?" "Well, I was very tempted, but I decided not to." “你申請(qǐng)那個(gè)工作了嗎？”“唔，我是很想申請(qǐng)，但最後還是決定放棄了?！?
I was sorely (= very) tempted to resign after my boss screamed at me for the second time . 老板第二次對(duì)我大喊大叫了以後，我很想辤職。
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