temptation

英 [tempˈteɪʃn]

美 [tempˈteɪʃn]

n.  引诱; 诱惑; 煽诱人的事物

复数：temptations　

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牛津词典

noun

• 引诱；诱惑
  the desire to do or have sth that you know is bad or wrong
  1. the temptation of easy profits
     轻而易举获利的诱惑
  2. to give way to/yield to temptation
     经不住诱惑
  3. I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.
     我抵制不住好奇心把信打开了。
  4. Don't put temptation in her way by offering her a cigarette.
     别递烟来引诱她。
• 煽诱人的事物
  a thing that makes sb want to do or have sth that they know is bad or wrong
  1. An expensive bicycle is a temptation to thieves.
     高档自行车对窃贼是个诱惑。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 诱惑;引诱;诱惑物;诱因
  If you feel you want to do something or have something, even though you know you really should avoid it, you can refer to this feeling astemptation. You can also refer to the thing you want to do or have as atemptation.
  1. Will they be able to resist the temptation to buy?
     他们能忍住诱惑不买吗？
  2. ...the many temptations to which you will be exposed.
     你将面临的许多诱惑

英英释义

noun

• the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
  1. his enticements were shameless
  Synonym:enticement
• something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
  Synonym:enticement
• the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
  1. he felt the temptation and his will power weakened

双语例句

• You will meet much evil in life; try not to yield to temptation.
  你将在生活中遇到许多邪恶，千万不可受其诱惑。
• I had proven, as a very young man, that power was my weakness and my temptation.
  我年轻气盛时候的表现就证明了权力是我的弱点、我的诱惑。
• We may all claim the moral high ground, but how many of us can resist the temptation?
  我们都声明自己站在了道德高地上，但是我们中有多少人能经得住诱惑呢？
• I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
  我会拒绝诱惑，除非我抵抗不了。
• The government and the market should try to deal with temptation.
  政府和市场应该试着解决诱惑问题。
• To all I say: together we must firmly oppose the temptation of hatred and violence.
  我要向大家说：我们必需一同坚决地抗拒仇恨和暴力的诱惑。
• It proved an irresistible temptation to Hall to go back.
  事实证明回去对霍尔是个不可抗拒的诱惑。
• The fellow could never resist the temptation to be melodramatic, walden thought.
  这家伙总想一鸣惊人，沃尔登想。
• As often as not, jacelin thinks before he speaks but rarely resists the temptation to do so.
  杰斯林多半是经过深思熟虑才发表意见的，难得有不这么干的时候。
• Don't succumb to the temptation to have just one cigarette
  不要经不住诱惑，只抽一支烟也不行。