剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - temptation collapse

temptation
/temp'teɪ.ʃən/
noun
A [C or U]
* the wish to do or have something which you know you should not do or have
引诱；诱惑

1. [+ to infinitive] As a young actress, she managed to resist the temptation to move to Hollywood.
作为一名年轻女演员，她抵挡住了前往好莱坞的诱惑。

A [C]
* something that makes you want to do or have something that you know you should not
很有诱惑力的事物

1. He knew it was wrong to steal, but the money just lying there was too great a temptation.
他知道偷盗是不对的，但钱就摆在那里，对他的诱惑实在太大了。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - temptation collapse

temptation ★★☆☆☆
1.N-VAR 可变名词诱惑;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 .

  • Will they be able to resist the temptation to buy?

    他们能忍住诱惑不买吗？

  • ...the many temptations to which you will be exposed.

    你将面临的许多诱惑

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - temptation collapse

temptation
temp·ta·tion / temp5teiFn / noun1. [C, U] the desire to do or have sth that you know is bad or wrong
   引诱；诱惑:
   the temptation of easy profits
   轻而易举获利的诱惑
   to give way to / yield to temptation
   经不住诱惑
   I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.
   我抵制不住好奇心把信打开了。
   Don't put temptation in her way by offering her a cigarette.
   别递烟来引诱她。
2. [C] a thing that makes sb want to do or have sth that they know is bad or wrong
   煽诱人的事物:
   An expensive bicycle is a temptation to thieves.
   高档自行车对窃贼是个诱惑。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - temptation collapse

temptation noun

• ADJECTIVE great, huge, overwhelming, strong | irresistible | constant | sexual

• VERB + TEMPTATION feel, have I had the constant ~ to look out of the window. | avoid, fight, overcome, resist | give in to, succumb to, yield to

• PHRASES in temptation's way, out of temptation's way (both esp. ) | put ~ in sb's way Keep your valuables locked away so as not to put ~ in the way of thieves.

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - temptation collapse

temptation noun
⇨ desire

新牛津英语同义词词典 - temptation collapse

temptation

noun
1 Mary resisted the temptation to answer her mother back
DESIRE , urge, itch, impulse, prompting, inclination.

2 he had no intention of exposing her to the temptations of London
LURE , allurement, enticement, seduction, attraction, draw, pull, invitation; bait, decoy, snare, trap, siren song; informal come-on.

3 the temptation of travel to exotic locations
ALLURE , appeal, attraction, attractiveness, fascination.

词源记忆 - temptation collapse

temptation

temptation：诱惑，引诱 

词根词缀： tempt测,试 + -ation名词词尾