| 词汇 | temptation |
| 释义 | temptation noun uk /tempˈteɪ.ʃən/ us /tempˈteɪ.ʃən/ B2[ C or U ] the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have: 引诱;诱惑 [ + to infinitive ]As a young actress, she resisted the temptation to move to Hollywood.作为一名年轻的女演员，她抵制住了前往好莱坞的诱惑。 [ C ] something that makes you want to do or have something that you know you should not: 很有诱惑力的事物 He knew it was wrong to steal, but the money just lying there was too great a temptation.他知道偷盗是不对的，但钱就摆在那儿，对他的诱惑实在太大了。 I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.我还是没顶住诱惑，吃了一块奶酪蛋糕。 I finally surrendered to temptation, and ate the last remaining chocolate. It's very easy to yield to temptation and spend too much money.很容易会抵制不住诱惑而大把地花钱。 The temptation is to take more food than you need. Feelings of desire appetite caprice carnality carnally compulsion desperation entitled hankering hunger impulse impulse buy itchy need thirst urge vaulting whim whimsy wish yen You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Attracting and tempting temptation | American Dictionarytemptation noun[ C/U ] us/tempˈteɪ·ʃən/ the desire to have or do something, esp. something wrong, or something that causes this desire: [ U ]It’s not easy to resist temptation. [ C ]Ice cream is always a real temptation for me. Examples of temptationtemptation When it comes to the crunch, a general sense of prevailing ignorance might not sustain us against other temptations. The main potential checks on these temptations are political institutions that force governments to ' internalise ' the social costs of their opportunistic behaviour. The central theme here is the tension between strictures of ritual propriety and temptations to ' commerce ' (comercio). Tax expenditures are reported annually in order to counteract temptations to expand less visible subsidies on the revenue side of the budget. Unsurprisingly, their temptations are futile amid the corruption of moder n civilisation. The meteorological instability of springtime corresponds to spiritual inconstancy and the excessive temptations the new converts have been exposed to. They saw a need for citizens who regard contracts - and especially, the social contract - as sacred, secure against all but the most extreme temptations to break promises once made. I claim only that statistically significant generalizations will mask some cases where authentically self-aware individuals' deliberate moral choices and interpersonal commitments permit them to overcome fitness-oriented temptations to be unfaithful. She discovers, moreover, that he has his own marriage plot in mind: an unloving union with her, designed specifically to counter the idolatrous temptations of a marriage based on affection. Most importantly, goodness could be known and lived, even if temptations and prejudices might lead individuals away from its side and blind them to its presence. Opposed to culture and the city, the desert was the site of demonic torment and trial, but also of purity in being removed from the temptations of the city. As she explained, it was the temptations of the world that led her to sins such as vanity or carnal delight as well as a lack of caring for others. They often succumb to the temptations to adopt an idealist stance that can blind them to the action constraints that political structures often impose powerfully upon agents. Political struggle is fraught with moral ambiguity not merely on account of the seductions of power, but also as a result of the temptations of subjection. At this stage old and decrepit people are in a better position than the young, because old people can better withstand the temptations that accompany conversion. See all examples of temptation These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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