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tempt vt.诱惑；怂恿；引诱；吸引 (1) 暖和的天气诱使我们去游泳。(2) 我本来就不应该让你怂恿我跟你提出一个无礼的问题。(3) 那些广告试图怂恿大家去购买其产品。(4) 他被引诱做了一件傻事。(5) 他受贪婪和懒惰的驱使步入了罪恶的一生。(6) 我们怎么才能吸引年轻人学习工程学呢? 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.

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英 [tempt] 美 [tempt] (1) The warm weather tempted us into going for a swim.(2) I ought not to have let you tempt me into asking you a rude question.(3) Those advertisements try to tempt people into buying their products.(4) He was tempted into making a false step.(5) He was tempted into a life of crime by greed and laziness.(6) How can we tempt young people into engineering? To tempt is to lure or entice. You might tempt your runaway dog back inside with pieces of cheese. 1[VERB 动词]引诱；诱惑；吸引 Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful.   [V n into n/-ing]  [V n]  [V n with n]  [V n to-inf]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。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。Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry?...我能给你尝点泡芙点心吗？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。2[VERB 动词]怂恿；利诱；诱惑 If you tempt someone, you offer them something they want in order to encourage them to do what you want them to do.   [V n prep/adv]  [V n to-inf]  [V n into -ing/n]...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。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。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。3See also:tempted；  4[PHRASE 短语]说晦气话，玩过火，冒险（使好运结束） If someone says that something they say or do is tempting fate or is tempting providence, they mean they are worried that it may cause the good luck they have had so far to end.   [V inflects]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。

英语单词	tempt
英美音标	英 [tempt] 美 [tempt]
中文释义	vt.诱惑；怂恿；引诱；吸引
英语例句	(1) The warm weather tempted us into going for a swim. (2) I ought not to have let you tempt me into asking you a rude question. (3) Those advertisements try to tempt people into buying their products. (4) He was tempted into making a false step. (5) He was tempted into a life of crime by greed and laziness. (6) How can we tempt young people into engineering?
中文例句	(1) 暖和的天气诱使我们去游泳。 (2) 我本来就不应该让你怂恿我跟你提出一个无礼的问题。 (3) 那些广告试图怂恿大家去购买其产品。 (4) 他被引诱做了一件傻事。 (5) 他受贪婪和懒惰的驱使步入了罪恶的一生。 (6) 我们怎么才能吸引年轻人学习工程学呢?
vocabulary简明	To tempt is to lure or entice. You might tempt your runaway dog back inside with pieces of cheese.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]引诱；诱惑；吸引 Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful. [V n into n/-ing] [V n] [V n with n] [V n to-inf] 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。 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。 Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry?... 我能给你尝点泡芙点心吗？ 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。 2 [VERB 动词]怂恿；利诱；诱惑 If you tempt someone, you offer them something they want in order to encourage them to do what you want them to do. [V n prep/adv] [V n to-inf] [V n into -ing/n] ...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 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。 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。 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。 3 See also:tempted ； 4 [PHRASE 短语]说晦气话，玩过火，冒险（使好运结束） If someone says that something they say or do is tempting fate or is tempting providence, they mean they are worried that it may cause the good luck they have had so far to end. [V inflects] 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。

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