1 [U] a feeling that you want to do sth, even if you know that it is wrong 诱惑;引诱:
I managed to resist the temptation to tell him what I really thought.我顶住了诱惑,没把我的真实想法告诉他。She wanted a cigarette badly, but didn't give in to temptation.她很想抽一支烟,但并没有屈服于诱惑。
2 [C] a thing that attracts you to do sth wrong or silly 有诱惑力的东西:
All that money is certainly a big temptation.那么多金钱的确是一大诱惑。
temptation/tɛmpˋteʃən; tempˈteIʃ$n/n 1 [C,U] a strong feeling that you want to have or do something, although you know you should not 引诱﹐诱惑: I had to resist the temptation to slap him. 我好不容易才忍住没打他耳光。I finally gave in to temptation and had a cigarette. 我终于经不住诱惑﹐吸了一支烟。2 [C] something that you want to have or do, even though you know you should not 诱惑的事物: Having chocolate in the house is a great temptation! 屋子里有巧克力是极大的诱惑!
temptationtemptationtemptationsnoun1(no plural) a feeling that you want to do something that you know is wrong: I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.2(pluraltemptations) a thing that makes you want to do something wrong: Don't leave the money on your desk – it's a temptation to thieves.