temptation

noun

1. 引诱；诱惑
   the desire to do or have sth that you know is bad or wrong
   1. the temptation of easy profits
      轻而易举获利的诱惑
   2. to give way to/yield to temptation
      经不住诱惑
   3. I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.
      我抵制不住好奇心把信打开了。
   4. Don't put temptation in her way by offering her a cigarette.
      别递烟来引诱她。
2. 煽诱人的事物
   a thing that makes sb want to do or have sth that they know is bad or wrong
   1. An expensive bicycle is a temptation to thieves.
      高档自行车对窃贼是个诱惑。

1. N-VAR 诱惑;引诱;诱惑物;诱因
   If you feel you want to do something or have something, even though you know you really should avoid it, you can refer to this feeling as temptation. You can also refer to the thing you want to do or have as a temptation .
   1. Will they be able to resist the temptation to buy?
      他们能忍住诱惑不买吗？
   2. ...the many temptations to which you will be exposed.
      你将面临的许多诱惑

1. It proved an irresistible temptation to Hall to go back.
   事实证明回去对霍尔是个不可抗拒的诱惑。
2. Students should resist the temptation to focus on exams alone
   学生们应当抵制诱惑，集中精力备考。
3. The temptation to rev up the arms race with high-tech weapons is especially dangerous
   通过研发高科技武器加速军备竞赛的诱惑尤其危险。
4. He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her.
   他压抑住想要抓住艾薇摇晃她的冲动。
5. Don't succumb to the temptation to have just one cigarette
   不要经不住诱惑，只抽一支烟也不行。
6. Will they be able to resist the temptation to buy?
   他们能忍住诱惑不买吗？
7. I should congratulate you that you resisted the temptation.
   我应向你祝贺，你抗住了这种引诱。
8. You will meet much evil in life; try not to yield to temptation.
   你将在生活中遇到许多邪恶，千万不可受其诱惑。
9. As often as not, jacelin thinks before he speaks but rarely resists the temptation to do so.
   杰斯林多半是经过深思熟虑才发表意见的，难得有不这么干的时候。
10. The fellow could never resist the temptation to be melodramatic, walden thought.
    这家伙总想一鸣惊人，沃尔登想。
11. It is tempting to register a listener from its constructor, but it's a temptation you should avoid.
    从侦听器的构造函数中登记它很诱惑人，但是这是一个应当避免的诱惑。
12. We may all claim the moral high ground, but how many of us can resist the temptation?
    我们都声明自己站在了道德高地上，但是我们中有多少人能经得住诱惑呢？
13. I can resist everything but temptation.
    我能抗拒一切，除了诱惑。
14. I had proven, as a very young man, that power was my weakness and my temptation.
    我年轻气盛时候的表现就证明了权力是我的弱点、我的诱惑。
15. I occasionally succumb to the same temptation.
    我偶尔也会屈服于同样的诱惑。
16. You can resist this temptation.
    你能提抗这样的诱惑。
17. I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
    我会拒绝诱惑，除非我抵抗不了。
18. We did it! We faced temptation and did not bend!
    我们刚说了！我们面对诱惑，没有屈服！
19. Dieting, but I find it hard to resist the temptation.
    我知道在节食期间不该吃巧克力，但我很难抗拒诱惑。
20. We wrestled with temptation.
    我们同诱惑进行了斗争。
21. Lead me not into temptation. I can find the way myself.
    不要对我诱惑，我能认清方向。
22. Temptation and loneliness, this is not love, reasons.
    诱惑和寂寞，本不是爱的理由。
23. In this society, the government officers should resist the temptation not to accept bribe.
    在当今社会中，政府官员要抵制住诱惑不去受赂。
24. The government and the market should try to deal with temptation.
    政府和市场应该试着解决诱惑问题。
25. Every time I succumb to this temptation, I regret it.
    每次我屈服于这种诱惑时，我都感到后悔。
26. Temptation red: often used in jellies and lollipops.
    诱惑红：经常在果冻和棒棒糖中使用。
27. We have, thus far, wisely avoided the temptation to resort to national answers.
    迄今，我们明智地避开了诉诸国家性解决方案的诱惑。
28. But the temptation to come and see you was too strong, so here I am!
    但是来这里见你的诱惑太强烈了，所以我就来了！
29. I will never succumb to your temptation.
    我决不会屈服于你的诱惑。
30. To all I say: together we must firmly oppose the temptation of hatred and violence.
    我要向大家说：我们必需一同坚决地抗拒仇恨和暴力的诱惑。

noun

1. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
   1. his enticements were shameless

   Synonym:    enticement

2. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

   Synonym:    enticement

3. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
   1. he felt the temptation and his will power weakened