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tempt sb to do sth
常用结构，表示‘促使某人做某事’。
The offer tempted him to quit his job.
这个提议诱使他辞去工作。
吸引；引起…的兴趣
tempting — present participle of tempt
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吸引；引起…的兴趣
to attract or appeal to someone, making them want something
The offer tempted him to quit his job.
这个提议诱使他辞去工作。
引诱
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
吸引
To attract; to allure.
招惹
To provoke something; to court.
tempt
Base
原形
tempts
3rd person
第三人称单数
tempting
-ing
现在分词
tempted
Past
过去式
tempted
Past participle
过去分词
The offer tempts many people.
这个提议诱惑了许多人。
She tempted him with chocolate.
她用巧克力引诱他。
The cake is tempting me.
蛋糕正在引诱我。
He has been tempted to quit.
他曾被诱惑辞职。
The smell of fresh bread tempts me to stop at the bakery every morning.
新鲜面包的香味每天早上都吸引我在面包店停下来。
She was tempted to buy the dress, but she knew she didn't need it.
她很想买那条裙子，但她知道自己并不需要它。
Don't tempt me with chocolate; I'm trying to eat healthily.
别用巧克力诱惑我，我正在努力健康饮食。
常用结构，表示‘促使某人做某事’。
The offer tempted him to quit his job.
这个提议诱使他辞去工作。
与第一个结构类似，但介词为 into。
She was tempted into buying the expensive dress.
她被引诱买了那条昂贵的裙子。
被动结构，表示‘有做某事的冲动’。
I'm tempted to try the spicy dish.
我很想尝试这道辣菜。
表示‘用某物诱惑某人/动物’。
He tempted the dog with a bone.
他用骨头引诱那只狗。
Not this
He felt a strong tempt to eat the cake.
Use this
He felt a strong temptation to eat the cake.
tempt是动词，不能用作名词；应使用名词形式temptation。
Not this
The advertisement tempts to buy the product.
Use this
The advertisement tempts people to buy the product.
tempt是及物动词，后面必须接宾语（被诱惑的人或物），不能直接跟不定式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
冒险，挑战命运
By driving so fast, he was tempting fate.
他开得这么快，是在冒险。
引诱某人做某事
The offer tempted him to quit his job.
这个提议引诱他辞去了工作。
很想去/想做某事
I was tempted to buy the expensive watch.
我很想买那块贵的手表。
用某物引诱某人
She tempted the child with a piece of candy.
她用一块糖引诱孩子。
冒险
Driving without a seatbelt is tempting fate.
不系安全带开车是在冒险。
冒大险
Leaving your keys in the car is tempting providence.
把钥匙留在车里是在冒大险。
被别人的果实所诱惑
From the song 'Tempted' by Squeeze, this lyric captures the feeling of being tempted by something forbidden—in this case, another person.
出自Squeeze乐队的歌曲《Tempted》，这句歌词描绘了被禁忌之事诱惑的感觉——在此指另一个人。
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音似“贪图”，诱惑即贪图某物。
通常用于日常交流或文学描述，多表示吸引或诱惑。也可用于正式书面语。
The words exempt, attempt, contempt, and preempt all rhyme with tempt (stressed /ɛmpt/). Note that 'prompt' has a different vowel sound /ɒ/ or /ɑː/, and 'temple' ends with /pəl/, not /pt/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.