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the desire to do or have something 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。
Extra ExamplesDon't give in to temptation. 别经不起诱惑。 Keep your valuables locked away so as not to put temptation in the way of thieves. 锁好你的贵重物品，免得招贼。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- overwhelming
- …
- feel
- have
- avoid
- …
- in temptation’s way
- out of temptation’s way
- put temptation in somebody’s way
- …
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a thing that makes somebody want to do or have something that they know is bad or wrong 煽诱人的事物 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- overwhelming
- …
- feel
- have
- avoid
- …
- in temptation’s way
- out of temptation’s way
- put temptation in somebody’s way
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French temptacion, from Latin temptatio(n-), from temptare ‘handle, test, try’.