| 释义 |
tempt /tempt/ vt. | phr.
vt.
1. 引诱，诱惑
never to be tempted off the straight path 决不受诱惑偏离正道
Nothing could tempt me to take such a step. 什么也不能诱使我采取这样一个步骤。
The woman tempted him. 那女人曾引诱他。
2. 吸引；引起…的兴趣；使很想要(做)
tempt the appetite 引起食欲
The offer tempts me. 这个提议使我感兴趣。
Can't I tempt you to have another helping? 请再吃一点，好不好?
Their unfriendliness tempted me to leave the party. 他们的冷淡态度使我很想离开宴会。
I feel tempted to say ... 我想要说…
3. 冒…的风险
tempt the hardships of a strange land 冒异地艰苦生活的风险
His play sometimes tempted death. 他的打球方式有时真像玩命。
4. 〈古〉试探，考验
[<OFr tempter < L temptāre to test, try < tendere to stretch (oneself), strive] phr. tempt fate (或 fortune, God, Providence) 玩命；冒不必要的危险 It's tempting God to climb that cliff. 攀登那座悬崖是玩命。 |