temptation 词态变化
复数: temptations;
temptation 英文词源
- temptation (n.)
- c. 1200, "act of enticing someone to sin," also "an experience or state of being tempted," from Old French temptacion (12c., Modern French tentation), from Latin temptationem (nominative temptatio), noun of action from past participle stem of temptare "to feel, try out" (see tempt). Meaning "that which tempts a person (to sin)" is from c. 1500.
temptation 英文释义
- 1. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
- 2. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid;
- "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"
- 3. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire;
- "his enticements were shameless"
temptation 双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. the temptation of easy profits
- 轻而易举获利的诱惑
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Push against temptation and you will get muscle in your character.
- 如果你能抵制诱惑,你的性格就会坚强起来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. I should congratulate you that you resisted the temptation.
- 我应向你祝贺,你抗住了这种引诱.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
temptation 实用场景例句
- the temptation of easy profits
- 轻而易举获利的诱惑
牛津词典
- to give way to/yield to temptation
- 经不住诱惑
牛津词典
- I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.
- 我抵制不住好奇心把信打开了。
牛津词典
- Don't put temptation in her way by offering her a cigarette.
- 别递烟来引诱她。
牛津词典
- An expensive bicycle is a temptation to thieves.
- 高档自行车对窃贼是个诱惑。
牛津词典
- Will they be able to resist the temptation to buy?
- 他们能忍住诱惑不买吗？
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the many temptations to which you will be exposed.
- 你将面临的许多诱惑
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- At last Tom could stand it no longer. The temptation was too strong.
- 最后汤姆实在是忍无可忍, 诱惑实在太大了.
英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
- I should congratulate you that you resisted the temptation.
- 我应向你祝贺,你抗住了这种引诱.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil.
- 德性的磨炼是抵制罪恶的诱惑.
辞典例句
- There is a temptation to suppose that this is not enough.
- 我们总是会认为,这一点还是不够的.
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- He found it hard to resist the temptation to get very drunk.
- 他发现要抵拒酒的诱惑而不喝个酩酊大醉很不容易.
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- The temptation was very strong, incessantly recurring, and she was weak.
- 这诱惑是如此强烈, 不断地卷土重来, 而她却是软弱的.
辞典例句
- We wrestled with temptation.
- 我们同诱惑进行了斗争.
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- Well, congratulate yourself that you resisted the temptation.
- 你得为自己抵挡住了诱惑而深感庆幸.
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- They are proof against temptation of money.
- 他们能抵制金钱的诱惑.
辞典例句
- The temptation of all creatures: " The soul to Ru exchange, may gain eternal life. "
- 诱惑众生道: “ 以汝之灵魂交换, 可得永生. ”
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- It'seems more important to resist the temptation of material and entertainment especially in s society.
- 能抵御物质和娱乐诱惑.特别在今天的社会,这点似乎更显重要.
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- Always yield to temptation, because it may not pass your way again.
- 尽量向你的愿望靠拢, 因为机会可能不会再来.
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- Some things in life are just so incredible that it is difficult to resist the temptation.
- 生活中有些东西(好得)令人难以置信,因而人们就很难抵抗它们的诱惑.
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- The temptation to steal is greater than ever before —— especially in large shops.
- 偷窃的诱惑力超过以往任何时候——尤其是在大商店里.
《用法词典》
- Vincent resisted the temptation to wake him and tell him everything.
- 文森特压制了去叫醒他并告诉他一切的欲望.
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- Temptation comes from the devil who tries to lead us astray.
- 诱惑来自于那些试图将我们引向歧途的恶魔.
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- Push against temptation and you will get muscle in your character.
- 如果你能抵制诱惑,你的性格就会坚强起来.
《简明英汉词典》
- You will meet much evil in life; try not to yield to temptation.
- 你将在生活中遇到许多罪恶, 千万不可受其诱惑.
《简明英汉词典》
- The temptation warred with his conscience.
- 这种诱惑与他的良心作斗争.
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- Abashed at this question, I answered that sloth was my besetting temptation.
- 这个问题使我感到困窘不安, 我回答说懒惰是我的主要癖好.
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- I couldn't resist the temptation to tease Ollie.
- 我忍不住要逗奥利玩.
辞典例句
- There is always a temptation to be lazy and forget about studying.
- 总有一种诱惑让我懒散不想学习.
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