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tempting
tempt·ing T0100600 (tĕmp′tĭng)adj. Having strong appeal; enticing: a tempting repast.
tempt′ing·ly adv.tempting (ˈtɛmptɪŋ) adjattractive or inviting: a tempting meal. ˈtemptingly adv ˈtemptingness ntempt•ing (ˈtɛmp tɪŋ)
adj. enticing or inviting. [1540–50] tempt′ing•ly, adv. tempt′ing•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  tempting - highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"alluring, beguiling, enticingseductive - tending to entice into a desired action or state | | 2. | tempting - very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"tantalising, tantalizinginviting - attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer" |
temptingadjective inviting, enticing, seductive, alluring, attractive, mouthwatering, appetizing Resisting tempting goodies becomes a measure of your success.
off-putting (Brit. informal), uninviting, undesirable, unattractive, unappetizing, untemptingtemptingadjective1. Pleasing to the eye or mind:attractive, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, enticing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, lovely, prepossessing, pretty, sweet, taking, winning, winsome.2. Tending to seduce:alluring, bewitching, come-hither, enticing, inveigling, inviting, luring, seductive, siren, witching.Translationstempt (tempt) verb to (try to) persuade or attract to do something; to make (someone) want to do (something). The sunshine tempted them (to go) out. 誘導，誘惑 诱导，诱惑 tempˈtation noun1. the act of tempting. the temptation of Christ (by the Devil). 引誘 引诱2. something that tempts. He was surrounded by temptations. 誘惑物 诱惑物ˈtempter – feminine ˈtemptress – noun a person who tempts. 誘惑者 诱惑者ˈtempting adjective attractive. That cake looks tempting. 吸引人的 吸引人的ˈtemptingly adverb 吸引人地 吸引人地be tempted (to do something) to think that it would be pleasant, interesting etc to do (something). I'm tempted to go to the party. 被吸引的，感興趣的 被吸引的，感兴趣的 tempting
tempt fate1. To do something that one knows is dangerous or likely to have a negative outcome. You're really tempting fate by not taking your car in for service when all these dashboard lights are on.2. To invite bad luck or unpleasant situations by showing one's confidence in something. I'm afraid to tempt fate, but I really think I did well on the exam.See also: fate, tempttempt (one) into (something or some place)1. To entice or allure one to enter some place or thing. The beautiful woman kept giving the married man flirty looks to try to tempt him into the hot tub with her. There's no way you could tempt me into some underwater cage surrounded by sharks!2. To entice or allure one to do something. A: "Could I tempt you into joining our company?" B: "No thanks, I'm very happy in my current job." The promise of adventure and a guaranteed job placement is tempting me into moving to Japan to teach English.See also: tempttempt (one) to (do something)To entice or allure one to do something. A: "Could I tempt you to join our company?" B: "No thanks, I'm very happy in my current job." The promise of adventure and a guaranteed job placement is tempting me to move to Japan to teach English.See also: tempttempt (someone or an animal) with (something)To entice, attract, or allure someone or an animal with something. I really don't want to relocate to Alaska, but the company is tempting me with a huge bonus. We tried tempting the lion with a slab of meat, but it refused to leave its cage.See also: tempttempt fateAlso, tempt the fates. Take a severe risk, as in It's tempting fate to start up that mountain so late in the day, or Patrice thought driving that old car was tempting the fates; it was sure to break down . This expression uses tempt in the sense of "test in a way that involves risk or danger." Earlier idioms with a similar meaning were tempt God, dating from the 1300s, and tempt fortune, first recorded in 1603, with fate appearing about 1700. See also: fate, tempttempt fate COMMON1. If someone tempts fate, they take unnecessary risks or do something that may bring them bad luck. They charged the organisers with tempting fate by sending so many ill-prepared crews into such dangerous waters. Note: You can also say that someone tempts providence. I used to take the most appalling risks because it was in my nature to push everything to the extreme. I was tempting providence all the time.2. If you tempt fate, you talk too confidently about something which may go wrong. While I wouldn't want to tempt fate, almost every time this team has been put under pressure, they've triumphed. Note: You can also say that someone tempts providence. I'm 36 and I'd hate to tempt providence and say I'm going to get pregnant.See also: fate, tempttempt fate (or providence) act rashly. informalSee also: fate, tempttempting
Synonyms for temptingadj invitingSynonyms- inviting
- enticing
- seductive
- alluring
- attractive
- mouthwatering
- appetizing
Antonyms- off-putting
- uninviting
- undesirable
- unattractive
- unappetizing
- untempting
Synonyms for temptingadj pleasing to the eye or mindSynonyms- attractive
- bewitching
- enchanting
- engaging
- enticing
- fascinating
- fetching
- glamorous
- lovely
- prepossessing
- pretty
- sweet
- taking
- winning
- winsome
adj tending to seduceSynonyms- alluring
- bewitching
- come-hither
- enticing
- inveigling
- inviting
- luring
- seductive
- siren
- witching
Synonyms for temptingadj highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desireSynonyms- alluring
- beguiling
- enticing
Related Wordsadj very pleasantly invitingSynonymsRelated Words |