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

• The Devil tempted Adam and Eve.
  魔鬼诱惑了亚当和夏娃。
• 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。
• For an instant, Catherine was tempted to flee
  有那么一会儿，凯瑟琳很想逃跑。
• 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。
• 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。
• Marianne was tempted to turn the large rooms into traditional French-style salons, while Howard was in favour of a typically English look
  玛丽安娜想把这些大房间弄成传统法式客厅的样子，但是霍华德喜欢典型的英式风格。
• I was sorely tempted to retaliate
  我非常想报复。
• Really! But weren't you fearfully tempted?
  真的啊！你不是真的被人家诱惑了吧？
• He was so tempted to laugh that he could scarcely hold himself in.
  他太想笑了，几乎控制不住自己。