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'm very tempted to sell my house
  我很想把我的房子卖掉。
• Sure, he's tempted by the coffee cake and pastries on his kitchen counter.
  当然，他也受到厨房柜台上的咖啡蛋糕和糕点的诱惑。
• His friends tempted him to do it.
  他的朋友们勾引他做这件事。
• I'm surprised he's not tempted to do what he did before.
  我很惊讶他没有被引诱去做他以前做的事。
• I had tempted fate, and fate had accepted.
  我挑了命，命接受了。
• 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 was tempted to call you last night, but I thought you'd probably be asleep.
  我昨晚很想给你打电话，可是我想你可能已经睡觉了。
• Some people may be tempted to give untruthful answers.
  有些人也许会不由得想要作出不实回答。
• Students may be tempted to cheat in order to get into top schools.
  为了能进入一流学校，学生们会忍不住想作弊。
• 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。