英语词汇“tempt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	tempt
释义	tempt \ˈtem(p)t\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter, tenter, from Latin temptare, tentare to touch, feel, attack, attempt, urge, excite, tempt; temptare akin to Latin tempus time; tentare from tentus, past participle of tendere to stretch, strive, try — more at temporal, thin 1. : to entice to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain : allure into evil : seduce 2. a. obsolete : to put to the test : make trial of : prove < God did tempt Abraham — Gen 22:1(Authorized Version) > b. : to make presumptuous trial of : provoke < you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord — Acts 5:9 (Revised Standard Version) > < tempted Providence by driving at excessive speed > c. : to risk the disfavor of (fate or fortune) : incur the chance of loss or injury from (adverse fortune) 3. : to induce to do something : attract or allure to an act : incite, persuade, prompt < laughter that I should be tempted to call ironic — E.K.Brown > < tempts him to forget the obvious — A.L.Kroeber > < tempted thousands of new commuters into the state — American Guide Series: New Jersey > < tempt ed the young man into kissing her — Sherwood Anderson > 4. : to venture on : risk the dangers of < tempted the hardships of a strange land > Synonyms: see lure
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