一、詳細釋義：


v.

慫恿，引誘，誘惑，吸引，使感興趣 [T]


例句：

It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year.

一年當中這個時節(jié)，新鮮水果最能吸引我了。


例句：

Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime.

降低收入只會使這些家庭更加貧窮，而且可能誘使不法分子進一步犯罪。


冒…的風(fēng)險 [T]


例句：

As soon as you start to talk about never having played on a losing side, it is tempting fate.

你剛說從來沒輸過，晦氣就來了。


二、詞義辨析：


attract,charm,enchant,fascinate,tempt

這些動詞均含有“吸引，引誘”之意。 attract普通用詞，指客觀上吸引人的注意力。 charm側(cè)重迷住某人或使之高興。 enchant著重指有能力引起被迷住者的歡樂或贊美。 fascinate通常含使人無法拒絕、無法擺脫的意味。 tempt指吸引力很強，強調(diào)欲望被喚醒。


三、參考例句：


Nothing could tempt her to evil.

什么也不能誘惑她做壞事。


A mad scheme like this was bound to?tempt?me.

像這樣瘋狂的計劃，肯定會吸引住我。


Those advertisements tempt people into buying their products.

那些廣告誘使大家去購買他們的產(chǎn)品。


They tried to tempt her into staying with offers of promotion.

他們提出給她晉級來勸說她留下。


First, he uses treats for the squirrels to tempt them in.

首先，他用一些食物引這些松鼠進到他家花園。


The stand outside displayed various articles to tempt people into buying.

外面的攤子擺出各色各樣的商品誘使人買。


Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime.

降低收入只會使這些家庭更加貧窮，而且可能誘使不法分子進一步犯罪。


Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford.

不要讓貸款這件事誘使你去購買你支付不起的東西。


The woman used all her wiles to tempt him into following her.

那女人用盡了自己的誘騙本領(lǐng)勾引著他尾隨而去。


He attempted to tempt her to work for him but she rejected his offer with contempt.

他企圖利誘她為他工作，但她不屑一顧地拒絕了。