temptation

US [tempˈteɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [temp'teɪʃ(ə)n]
  • n.诱惑；引诱；煽诱人的事物
  • Web诱惑物；试探；魔道
Plural Form：temptations  

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Temptation
n.
1.
[c][u]
引诱；诱惑the desire to do or have sth that you know is bad or wrong
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.
我抑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.
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煽诱人的事物a thing that makes sb want to do or have sth that they know is bad or wrong
An expensive bicycle is a temptation to thieves.
高档自行车对窃贼是个诱惑。

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One of the reasons I resist mathematical model-building is to avoid the temptation to specify the labor market, as if there were only one.
我抵制使用数学建模的原因是避免明确化劳动市场的诱惑，好像只有一个劳动市场一样。
wǒ dǐ zhì shǐ yòng shù xué jiàn mó de yuán yīn shì bì miǎn míng què huà láo dòng shì chǎng de yòu huò , hǎo xiàng zhǐ yǒu yī gè láo dòng shì chǎng yí yàng 。
article.yeeyan.org
2.
David did not stopped at the temptation of eyes. Furthermore, he sent people to look for the woman. He gave Satin & himself room to sin.
ü大卫未停止于眼目的试探，反而进一步的要探听此人，给撒旦留馀地，给自己犯罪的空间。
ü dà wèi wèi tíng zhǐ yú yǎn mù de shì tàn , fǎn ér jìn yí bù de yào tàn tīng cǐ rén , gěi sā dàn liú yú de , gěi zì jǐ fàn zuì de kōng jiān 。
mcbchurch.wordpress.com
3.
That said, the biggest temptation in management is to try to be everyone's friend.
可以说，管理活动中面临的最大诱惑就是试图成为每个人的朋友。
kě yǐ shuō , guǎn lǐ huó dòng zhōng miàn lín de zuì dà yòu huò jiù shì shì tú chéng wéi měi gè rén de péng yǒu 。
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Once you get over that initial period, the temptation to go back to bed is usually gone.
一旦你度过这10分钟，想再躺回床上的欲望一般也就随之而去了。
yí dàn nǐ dù guò zhè shí fēn zhōng , xiǎng zài tǎng huí chuáng shàng de yù wàng yì bān yě jiù suí zhī ér qù le 。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
But she did not yield to the temptation.
但是她没有屈服于诱惑。
dàn shì tā méi yǒu qū fú yú yòu huò 。
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Eve did not take God's words & command seriously so that she did not have the ability to defeat temptation with God's words.
ü夏娃轻看神的吩咐与诫命，以致试探面临时没有能力以神的话语抵挡。
ü xià wá qīng kàn shén de fēn fù yǔ jiè mìng , yǐ zhì shì tàn miàn lín shí méi yǒu néng lì yǐ shén de huà yǔ dǐ dǎng 。
mcbchurch.wordpress.com
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At such a moment, there is temptation to elevate comfort and consensus over progress and clear direction, but this would be a mistake.
在这一时期，安于舒适，止步前进将成为一个错误。
zài zhè yī shí qī , ān yú shū shì , zhǐ bù qián jìn jiāng chéng wéi yī gè cuò wù 。
blog.sina.com.cn
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It Satan dared to use Scripture for the temptation of our Lord he will not scruple to use it for the delusion of men.
只有撒旦敢用圣经试探我们的主，因此牠也丝毫不会顾忌去使用圣经迷惑世人。
zhǐ yǒu sā dàn gǎn yòng shèng jīng shì tàn wǒ men de zhǔ , yīn cǐ tuó yě sī háo bú huì gù jì qù shǐ yòng shèng jīng mí huò shì rén 。
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Such a deal would be difficult for Mr. Abdullah, experts said, given the temptation for him to condemn the vote as a fraud.
专家们说：鉴于阿卜杜拉的激烈言辞谴责选举舞弊，对他来说，这样的一个妥协会让他很难为情。
zhuān jiā men shuō : jiàn yú ā bǔ dù lā de jī liè yán cí qiǎn zé xuǎn jǔ wǔ bì , duì tā lái shuō , zhè yàng de yī gè tuǒ xié huì ràng tā hěn nán wéi qíng 。
article.yeeyan.org
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Resist the temptation to join in, add your own juicy piece of gossip, or talk about how much work you have and how hard it is for you, too.
抗拒加入其中的诱惑，不发牢骚，不讨论你做了多少事，你有多辛苦之类的事情。
kàng jù jiā rù qí zhōng de yòu huò , bù fā láo sāo , bù tǎo lùn nǐ zuò le duō shao shì , nǐ yǒu duō xīn kǔ zhī lèi de shì qíng 。
dongxi.net