tempt
英[tem(p)t]
美[tɛmpt]
英英释意
- 1. dispose or incline or entice to;
- "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
- 2. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion;
- "He lured me into temptation"
- 3. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting;
- "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
- 4. induce into action by using one's charm;
- "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
- 5. try to seduce
- 6. try presumptuously;
- "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"