tempt
verb
tempt
verb
1
to
try
to
persuade
someone
to
do
something
by
making
it
seem
attractive
怂恿; 利诱
tempt
sb
into
doing
sth
The
new
program
is
designed
to
tempt
young
people
into
studying
engineering.
这项新计划的目的是为了吸引年轻人学习工程学。
tempt
sb
to
do
sth
It
would
take
a
lot
of
money
to
tempt
me
to
quit
this
job.
得要很多钱才会让我动心放弃这份工作。
2
to
make
someone
want
to
have
or
do
something,
even
though
they
know
they
really
should
not
诱惑，引诱，诱使
If
you
leave
valuables
in
your
car
it
will
tempt
thieves.
如果你把贵重物品放在车上，会招来小偷的。
be
tempted
to
do
sth
I’m
tempted
to
buy
that
dress.
我忍不住想买那条裙子。
3
tempt fate tempt providence
also
又作
a.
to
do
something
that
involves
unnecessary
risk
and
may
cause
serious
problems
b.
to
say
too
confidently
that
something
will
have
a
good
result,
that
there
will
be
no
problems
etc,
when
it
is
likely
there
will
be
problems
言之过甚，过于乐观
BrE
Fire
officials
said
developers
are
tempting
fate
by
building
deep
into
the
scenic
canyons.
消防官员称开发者在峡谷风景区深处造房子是在拿生命开玩笑。