词汇精选：tempt的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

v.

怂恿，引诱，诱惑，吸引，使感兴趣 [T]

例句：

It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year.

一年当中这个时节，新鲜水果最能吸引我了。

例句：

Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime.

降低收入只会使这些家庭更加贫穷，而且可能诱使不法分子进一步犯罪。

冒…的风险 [T]

例句：

As soon as you start to talk about never having played on a losing side, it is tempting fate.

你刚说从来没输过，晦气就来了。

二、词义辨析：

attract,charm,enchant,fascinate,tempt

这些动词均含有“吸引，引诱”之意。attract普通用词，指客观上吸引人的注意力。charm侧重迷住某人或使之高兴。enchant着重指有能力引起被迷住者的欢乐或赞美。fascinate通常含使人无法拒绝、无法摆脱的意味。tempt指吸引力很强，强调欲望被唤醒。

三、参考例句：

Nothing could tempt her to evil.

什么也不能诱惑她做坏事。

A mad scheme like this was bound to tempt me.

像这样疯狂的计划，肯定会吸引住我。

Those advertisements tempt people into buying their products.

那些广告诱使大家去购买他们的产品。

They tried to tempt her into staying with offers of promotion.

他们提出给她晋级来劝说她留下。

First, he uses treats for the squirrels to tempt them in.

首先，他用一些食物引这些松鼠进到他家花园。

The stand outside displayed various articles to tempt people into buying.

外面的摊子摆出各色各样的商品诱使人买。

Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime.

降低收入只会使这些家庭更加贫穷，而且可能诱使不法分子进一步犯罪。

Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford.

不要让贷款这件事诱使你去购买你支付不起的东西。

The woman used all her wiles to tempt him into following her.

那女人用尽了自己的诱骗本领勾引着他尾随而去。

He attempted to tempt her to work for him but she rejected his offer with contempt.

他企图利诱她为他工作，但她不屑一顾地拒绝了。