tempted

英 [ˈtemptɪd]

美 [ˈtemptɪd]

adj.  想做…的;希望做的
v.  引诱; 诱惑; 劝诱; 鼓动; 怂恿; 利诱
tempt的过去分词和过去式

Collins.2

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 想做…的;希望做的
  If you say that you aretempted todo something, you mean that you would like to do it.
  1. I'm very tempted to sell my house...
     我很想把我的房子卖掉。
  2. She'd never even felt tempted to return.
     她甚至从未动过回来的念头。

双语例句

• I was never tempted for a moment to give her away.
  我从未想到过要揭她的底儿。
• The Devil tempted Adam and Eve.
  魔鬼诱惑了亚当和夏娃。
• He was tempted to spill out his problems to Philip.
  他很想把自己的问题透露给菲利普。
• Really! But weren't you fearfully tempted?
  真的啊！你不是真的被人家诱惑了吧？
• The president has gone along with the hardliners lest they be tempted to oust him
  总统同意了强硬派的意见，以免他们产生赶他下台的念头。
• I had tempted fate, and fate had accepted.
  我挑了命，命接受了。
• If there were a breakdown of law and order, the army might be tempted to intervene.
  如果法治被践踏，军队可能会介入。
• I was sorely tempted to retaliate
  我非常想报复。
• His friends tempted him to do it.
  他的朋友们勾引他做这件事。
• We are always tempted to say that we are no good; people really don't like us.
  我们总是被引诱说：我们并不好，人们真的不喜欢我们。