tempt
- IPA[tɛm(p)t]
英式
- entice or try to entice (someone) to do something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or unwise;have an urge or inclination to do something
verb: tempt, 3rd person present: tempts, gerund or present participle: tempting, past tense: tempted, past participle: tempted
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動詞
- 1. entice or try to entice (someone) to do something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or unwise there'll always be someone tempted by the rich pickings of poaching jobs which involve entertaining may tempt you to drink more than you intend 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ have an urge or inclination to do something I was tempted to look at my watch, but didn't dare
- ▪ persuade (someone) to do something he was tempted out of retirement to save the team from relegation
- ▪ risk provoking (a deity or abstract force), usually with undesirable consequences how is it that ye have agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?
- do something that is risky or dangerous
Oxford American Dictionary
- do something that is risky or dangerous
Oxford Dictionary
- do something that is risky or dangerous
Oxford American Dictionary
- do something that is risky or dangerous
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[tem(p)t]
美式
- entice or attempt to entice (someone) to do or acquire something that they find attractive but ... there'll always be someone tempted by the rich pickings of poaching jobs that involve entertaining may tempt you to drink more than you intend
Oxford American Dictionary