tempt

tempt

T0100400 (tĕmpt)v. tempt·ed, tempt·ing, tempts v.tr.1. To try to get (someone) to do wrong, especially by a promise of reward. See Synonyms at lure.2. To be inviting or attractive to: A second helping tempted me. We refused the offer even though it tempted us.3. To provoke or to risk provoking: Don't tempt fate.4. To cause to be strongly disposed: He was tempted to walk out.v.intr. To be attractive or inviting: a meal that tempts.

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[Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre, to feel, try.]

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tempt′a·ble adj.tempt′er n.

tempt

(tɛmpt) vb (tr) 1. to attempt to persuade or entice to do something, esp something morally wrong or unwise2. to allure, invite, or attract3. to give rise to a desire in (someone) to do something; dispose: their unfriendliness tempted me to leave the party. 4. to risk provoking (esp in the phrase tempt fate)[C13: from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre to test] ˈtemptable adj ˈtempter n

tempt

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v.t. 1. to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral. 2. to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me. 3. to put to the test in a venturesome way; provoke: to tempt one's fate. 4. Obs. to try or test. [1175–1225; Middle English < Latin temptāre to probe, test, tempt] tempt′a•ble, adj. syn: tempt, seduce both mean to allure or entice someone into an unwise, wrong, or wicked action. To tempt is to attract by holding out the probability of gratification or advantage, often in regard to what is wrong or unwise: to tempt a high official with a bribe. To seduce is to lead astray, as from duty or principles, but more often from moral rectitude, chastity, etc.: to seduce a soldier from loyalty.

tempt

Past participle: tempted
Gerund: tempting

Imperative
tempt
tempt

Present
I tempt
you tempt
he/she/it tempts
we tempt
you tempt
they tempt

Preterite
I tempted
you tempted
he/she/it tempted
we tempted
you tempted
they tempted

Present Continuous
I am tempting
you are tempting
he/she/it is tempting
we are tempting
you are tempting
they are tempting

Present Perfect
I have tempted
you have tempted
he/she/it has tempted
we have tempted
you have tempted
they have tempted

Past Continuous
I was tempting
you were tempting
he/she/it was tempting
we were tempting
you were tempting
they were tempting

Past Perfect
I had tempted
you had tempted
he/she/it had tempted
we had tempted
you had tempted
they had tempted

Future
I will tempt
you will tempt
he/she/it will tempt
we will tempt
you will tempt
they will tempt

Future Perfect
I will have tempted
you will have tempted
he/she/it will have tempted
we will have tempted
you will have tempted
they will have tempted

Future Continuous
I will be tempting
you will be tempting
he/she/it will be tempting
we will be tempting
you will be tempting
they will be tempting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tempting
you have been tempting
he/she/it has been tempting
we have been tempting
you have been tempting
they have been tempting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tempting
you will have been tempting
he/she/it will have been tempting
we will have been tempting
you will have been tempting
they will have been tempting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tempting
you had been tempting
he/she/it had been tempting
we had been tempting
you had been tempting
they had been tempting

Conditional
I would tempt
you would tempt
he/she/it would tempt
we would tempt
you would tempt
they would tempt

Past Conditional
I would have tempted
you would have tempted
he/she/it would have tempted
we would have tempted
you would have tempted
they would have tempted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	tempt - dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"allureinvite, bid - ask someone in a friendly way to do something
	2.	tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"entice, luresnare, hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"seduce - lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks"stool - lure with a stool, as of wild fowllead on - entice or induce especially when unwise or mistakentweedle - entice through the use of musicprovoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus fordecoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoybait - lure, entice, or entrap with bait
	3.	tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"invitestimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
	4.	tempt - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"influence, charmpersuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"magnetise, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind, magnetize, bewitch - attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
	5.	tempt - try to seducesex, wind up, excite, turn on, arouse - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
	6.	tempt - try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

tempt

verb1. attract, draw, appeal to, allure, whet the appetite of, make your mouth water Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry?2. entice, lure, lead on, invite, woo, seduce, coax, decoy, inveigle Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford.
entice discourage, deter, put off, inhibit, hinder, dissuade3. provoke, try, test, risk, dare, bait, fly in the face of As soon as you talk about never losing, it's tempting fate.

tempt

verb1. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action:allure, entice, inveigle, lure, seduce.Idiom: lead astray.2. To behave so as to bring on (danger, for example):court, invite, provoke.

Translations

诱使诱导诱惑

tempt

(tempt) verb to (try to) persuade or attract to do something; to make (someone) want to do (something). The sunshine tempted them (to go) out. 誘導，誘惑 诱导，诱惑 tempˈtation noun1. the act of tempting. the temptation of Christ (by the Devil). 引誘 引诱2. something that tempts. He was surrounded by temptations. 誘惑物 诱惑物ˈtempter – feminine ˈtemptress – noun a person who tempts. 誘惑者 诱惑者ˈtempting adjective attractive. That cake looks tempting. 吸引人的 吸引人的ˈtemptingly adverb 吸引人地 吸引人地be tempted (to do something) to think that it would be pleasant, interesting etc to do (something). I'm tempted to go to the party. 被吸引的，感興趣的 被吸引的，感兴趣的

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