Tempt

[tem(p)t] or [tɛmpt]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) try presumptuously; 'St. Anthony was tempted in the desert'.

(verb.) dispose or incline or entice to; 'We were tempted by the delicious-looking food'.

(verb.) give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; 'the window displays tempted the shoppers'.

(verb.) try to seduce.

欧内斯廷編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.

(v. t.) To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce.

(v. t.) To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate.

(v. t.) To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.

校對:路易斯

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Try, test, prove, put to trial.[2]. Entice (especially to evil), allure, seduce, decoy, induce, inveigle, persuade, prevail upon, draw on, bring over.[3]. Incite, instigate, provoke, incline, dispose, prompt.

本杰明錄入

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Entice, allure, try, seduce, attract, solicit, decoy

ANT:Dissuade, deter, warn

編輯:普鲁登斯

解釋/意思:

v.t. to put to trial: to test: to try to persuade esp. to evil: to entice.—adj. Temp′table.—ns. Temp′tableness; Temptā′tion act of tempting: state of being tempted: that which tempts: enticement to evil: trial.—adj. Temptā′tious seductive.—n. Temp′ter one who tempts esp. the devil:—fem. Temp′tress.—adj. Temp′ting adapted to tempt or entice.—adv. Temp′tingly.—n. Temp′tingness.

整理:罗莎