tempt/tempt/

vt

1. 引诱；诱使

• Nothing could tempt him to make such a decision. 什么也不能诱使他做出这样一个决定。

• The young man was tempted into a life of crime by greed. 那个年轻人受到贪婪的驱使步入了罪恶的一生。

2. 吸引

• The warm weather tempted us into going for a swim. 暖和的天气使我们想去游泳。

3. 冒…的风险

• tempt the storm 冒着暴风雨的危险

词组tempt fate (或fortune, God, Providence) 作不必要的冒险；玩命

• It's tempting fate to swim across that channel. 横渡那条海峡是玩命。