tempt
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they tempt | |
| he / she / it tempts | |
| past simple tempted | |
| past participle tempted | |
| -ing form tempting |
to attract somebody or make somebody want to do or have something, even if they know it is wrong 引诱；诱惑 - tempt somebody
I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜点菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。 Don't tempt thieves by leaving valuables clearly visible. 别把贵重物品放在显眼处招贼。 - tempt somebody into (doing) something
He was tempted into a life of crime. 他很想犯罪。 - tempt somebody to do something
I was tempted to take the day off. 我动了心，想那一天休假。
Extra ExamplesDid you ever feel tempted to cheat? 你是否动过心想要作弊？ I was almost tempted to strip off and plunge straight into the pool. 我几乎禁不住要脱掉衣服直接跳进游泳池里。 She was sorely tempted to throw the wine in his face. 她差点儿忍不住想把酒泼到他脸上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + tempt- could
- may
- might
- …
- into
- with
- be almost tempted
- be half tempted
- be tempted
- …
- tempt somebody
to persuade or try to persuade somebody to do something that you want them to do, for example by offering them something 劝诱；鼓动；怂恿；利诱 - tempt somebody (into something/into doing something)
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？ - tempt somebody to do something
Nothing would tempt me to live here. 什么也吸引不了我到这里居住。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + tempt- could
- may
- might
- …
- into
- with
- be almost tempted
- be half tempted
- be tempted
- …
- tempt somebody (into something/into doing something)
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tempter ‘to test’, from Latin temptare ‘handle, test, try’.
Idioms
tempt fate/providence
to do something too confidently in a way that might mean that your good luck will come to an end 玩命；冒险；鲁莽 She felt it would be tempting fate to try the difficult climb a second time. 她觉得再次尝试这种高难度的攀岩就如同玩儿命了。 It would be tempting fate to say that we will definitely win the game. 要说我们肯定会赢得这场比赛，还真有点儿冒险。