| 单词 | tempt |
| 释义 | tempt (once / 110 pages) v To tempt is to lure or entice. You might tempt your runaway dog back inside with pieces of cheese. The verb tempt often has negative implications: "Don't let those bullies tempt you into picking on smaller kids!" When something tempts you, it's often with the knowledge that it's not the best idea, however attractive it might be. Tempt was originally a religious term, meaning "to entice to evil or sin," while today it's more likely to be a slice of cake that tempts us than the devil. WORD FAMILYtempt: temptable, temptation, tempted, tempter, tempting, tempts+/temptation: temptations/tempter: tempters/tempting: temptingly, temptingness, untempting/untempting: untemptingly USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the burdens of modern life weigh people down, a huge life change is tempting. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Now, viewers may be tempted to split their time between assessing the show’s new host, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and checking Mr. Trump’s Twitter feed. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) That sounds pretty tempting after watching Reed dominate at the Ryder Cup. Golf Digest(Jan 01, 2017) 1v dispose or incline or entice to We were tempted by the delicious-looking food Syn|Hyper allure bid, invite ask someone in a friendly way to do something 2v provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion Syn|Hypo|Hyper entice, lure hook, snare entice and trap seducelure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct calllure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal stoollure with a stool, as of wild fowl lead onentice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken tweedleentice through the use of music decoylure or entrap with or as if with a decoy baitlure, entice, or entrap with bait provoke, stimulate provide the needed stimulus for 3v give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting the window displays tempted the shoppers Syn|Hyper invite excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of 4v induce into action by using one's charm Syn|Hypo|Hyper charm, influence bewitch, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind attract strongly, as if with a magnet persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm 5v try to seduce Hyper arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up stimulate sexually 6v try presumptuously St. Anthony was tempted in the desert Hyper persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm |
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