temptation

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temp·ta·tion /tempˈteɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

1 ATTRACTa strong desire to have or do something even though you know you should not 引诱，诱惑

temptation to do something

There might be a temptation to cheat if students sit too close together.

学生如果坐得太近可能会产生作弊的念头。

Resist the temptation to buy the item until you’re certain you need it.

要抵挡住购买的诱惑，除非你确有需要。

I finally gave in to the temptation and had a cigarette.

我最终还是屈从诱惑，抽了一支烟。

2 WANTsomething that makes you want to have or do something, even though you know you should not 诱惑人的东西

Selling alcohol at truck stops is an unnecessary temptation for drivers.

在卡车中途停留站卖酒对驾驶员是一种不必要的诱惑。

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

resist the temptation to do something

If you feel hungry during the day, resist the temptation to eat chocolate.

give in to temptation (=do what you feel you want to do)

Be strong – don’t give in to temptation.

succumb/yield to temptation formal (=give in to temptation)

Lorna succumbed to temptation and ordered the apple pie.

avoid the temptation to do something

Avoid the temptation to cheat.

there is a temptation to do something

There is also the temptation to pay for the whole thing with a credit card.

adjectives

great/strong

There is a strong temptation to ignore all the potential problems.

The temptation was too great for her to resist.

overwhelming

He felt an overwhelming temptation to kiss her.

Examples from the Corpus

temptation• There is always a temptation to blame others for your own problems.• If such ideas were to spread, his own slaves might find them too great a temptation to resist.• Life in New York has so many temptations.• The point is repeated in several scenes of temptation.• In fact, one temptation in writing a management book is to quote Drucker on every other page.• In this way, she reasoned, he would be removed from the temptations of the city.• When life was hard, the temptation to start drinking again was strong.• The church should resist the temptation to merely tick over.• Resist the temptation to get involved. After all, it's not your problem.• She thought of taking a day off work, but resisted the temptation.• Yet the temptation to use the Games for political purposes remains irresistible.• I finally gave in to temptation and ate a huge piece of cheesecake.• In the end, he gave in to temptation, and lit his first cigarette in five days.

gave in to ... temptation• Rick gave in to the temptation to steal the watch.

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