及物动词
1. 引诱;诱惑;吸引
Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful.
2. 怂恿;利诱;诱惑
If you tempt someone, you offer them something they want in order to encourage them to do what you want them to do.
3. see also: tempted
4. 说晦气话，玩过火，冒险（使好运结束）
If someone says that something they say or do is tempting fate or is tempting providence, they mean they are worried that it may cause the good luck they have had so far to end.
1. induce into action by using one's charm
e.g. She charmed him into giving her all his money
2. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
e.g. He lured me into temptation
3. try presumptuously
e.g. St. Anthony was tempted in the desert
4. dispose or incline or entice to
e.g. We were tempted by the delicious-looking food
Synonym: allure
5. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
e.g. the window displays tempted the shoppers
Synonym: invite
6. try to seduce