tempt是什么意思,tempt怎么读


tempt基本信息

读法:英 [tem(p)t] 美 [tɛmpt]

释义:

  • vt. 诱惑;引起;冒…的风险;使感兴趣
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    英英释义

    Verb:

  • dispose or incline or entice to;"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
  • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion;"He lured me into temptation"
  • give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting;"the window displays tempted the shoppers"
  • induce into action by using one"s charm;"She charmed him into giving her all his money"
  • try to seduce
  • try presumptuously;"St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
  • 中英词源

    tempt 引诱,诱惑

    来自拉丁语 temptare,尝试,试探,改写自 tentare,接触,尝试,试探,来自 PIE*ten,展开,词 源同 tentative,tentacle.引申词义引诱,诱惑。wWw.Wentiyi.CoM

    tempt (v.)
    c. 1200, of the devil, flesh, etc., "draw or entice to evil or sin, lure (someone) from God"s law; be alluring or seductive," from Old French tempter (12c.), from Latin temptare "to feel, try out, attempt to influence, test," a variant of tentare "handle, touch, try, test." The Latin alteration is "explainable only as an ancient error due to some confusion" [Century Dictionary]. From late 14c. as "to provoke, defy" (God, fate, etc.). Related: Tempted; tempting.

    词态变化

    第三人称单数 tempts;
    过去式 tempted;
    过去分词 tempted;
    现在分词 tempting;

    权威造句

    1. Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry?
    我能给你尝点泡芙点心吗?

    来自柯林斯例句

    2. 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。

    来自柯林斯例句

    3. The woman used all her wiles to tempt him into following her.
    那女人用尽了自己的诱骗本领勾引着他尾随而去.

    来自《用法词典》

    4. Can"t I tempt you to have another helping?
    再吃一点好 吗 ?

    来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

    5. 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。

    来自柯林斯例句

    近反义词

  • lure 诱惑
  • attract 吸引
  • entice 诱使
  • invite 邀请
  • seduce 引诱
  • appeal 恳求;呼吁
  • tantalize (以可望而不可即之物)逗...
  • allure 诱惑
  • interest 兴趣
  • excite 使兴奋
  • titillate 使…觉得痒
  • arouse 叫醒
  • draw 拖
  • move 移动
  • charm 魅力
  • dispose 清除
  • bait 饵
  • entrap 诱捕
  • rope 绳索
  • pervert 误用
  • fascinate 使 ... 入迷
  • enchant 施魔法
  • influence 影响
  • 相似短语

  • tempt to vt.劝诱,引诱
  • tempt fate n.冒险,冒不必要的险
  • tempt fortune v.蔑视命运,冒险
  • tempt one"s fortune 冒险,碰运气
  • tempt sb to wrong 诱人作恶
  • 单词分析

    这些动词均含有“吸引,引诱”之意。
    attract普通用词,指客观上吸引人的注意力。
    charm侧重迷住某人或使之高兴。
    enchant着重指有能力引起被迷住者的欢乐或赞美。
    fascinate通常含使人无法拒绝、无法摆脱的意味。
    tempt指吸引力很强,强调欲望被唤醒。

    记忆方法

    1. 让你试试,引诱你去做。

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