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| 1 | often passive to make you want to do or have something , especially something that is not good for you 引诱；吸引 |
| The shop windows were lit invitingly, tempting the late shoppers. 商店橱窗灯光迷人，吸引着迟归的购物者。 |
| ‘Do you want another drink?’ ‘I’ m tempted.’ “想再来一杯吗？”“真是美味难挡。” |
| be tempted to do sth Don’ t be tempted to spend too much. 别抵制不了诱惑花太多的钱。 |
| tempt sb into (doing) sth You try to tempt the defender into making a tackle. 你想法诱使防守队员来阻截。 |
| | 1a | used about something that is wrong or dangerous 诱使（去做错事或危险的事） | | I was sorely (=strongly) tempted to hit him. 我很想揍他。 | | Unemployment undoubtedly increases the number of those tempted into crime. 失业问题毫无疑问使犯罪人数增加。 | |
| | 1b | used about something that is good or attractive 吸引（去做好的或有吸引力的事情） | | The programmes are designed to tempt young people into engineering. 这些课程旨在吸引年轻人学习工程学。 | |
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| 2 | to try to persuade someone to do something wrong by offering them a reward if they do it 引诱，诱惑（去做坏事） |
| Jesus was tempted by the Devil. 耶稣曾受到魔鬼诱惑。 |
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| - | I’ m tempted/I’ d be tempted to do sth mainly spoken
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| used as a polite way of saying what you want to do , or what you think should be done |
| （礼貌用法）我想做某事 |
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| I’ m tempted to call the police. 我想报警。 |
| I’ d be tempted to put the title in bigger letters. 我想把标题写大点儿。 |
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| - | tempt fate/providence
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| to say or do something that may cause problems, or cause your good luck to end |
| 玩命；冒险；冒失地说（或做） |
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| Don’ t tempt fate by saying we can win. 别冒冒失失说我们能赢。 |
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