| 释义 |
tempt (one) into (something or some place) tempt (one) into (something or some place)1. To entice or allure one to enter some place or thing. The beautiful woman kept giving the married man flirty looks to try to tempt him into the hot tub with her. There's no way you could tempt me into some underwater cage surrounded by sharks!2. To entice or allure one to do something. A: "Could I tempt you into joining our company?" B: "No thanks, I'm very happy in my current job." The promise of adventure and a guaranteed job placement is tempting me into moving to Japan to teach English.See also: tempttempt someone into somethingto lure or seduce someone into something. Could I tempt you into going swimming? She would not be tempted into eating the rich and fattening cake.See also: tempt |