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tempting 音标拼音: [t'ɛmptɪŋ] a. 诱惑人的 诱惑人的 tempting adj 1: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; " an alluring prospect"; " her alluring smile"; " the voice was low and beguiling"; " difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; " a tempting invitation" [ synonym: { alluring}, { beguiling}, { enticing}, { tempting}] 2: very pleasantly inviting; " a tantalizing aroma"; " a tempting repast" [ synonym: { tantalizing}, { tantalising}, { tempting}] Tempt \ Tempt\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Tempted}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Tempting}.] [ OE. tempten, tenten, from OF. tempter, tenter, F. tenter, fr. L. tentare, temptare, to handle, feel, attack, to try, put to the test, urge, freq. from tendere, tentum, and tensum, to stretch. See { Thin}, and cf. { Attempt}, { Tend}, { Taunt}, { Tent} a pavilion, { Tent} to probe.] 1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try. [ 1913 Webster] God did tempt Abraham. -- Gen. xxii. 1. [ 1913 Webster] Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. -- Deut. vi. 16. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce. [ 1913 Webster] Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. -- James i. 14. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate. [ 1913 Webster] Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] Nor tempt the wrath of heaven' s avenging Sire. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. [ 1913 Webster] Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce. [ 1913 Webster]
Tempting \ Tempt" ing\, a. Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures. -- { Tempt" ing* ly}, adv. -- { Tempt" ing* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 84 Moby Thesaurus words for " tempting": Circean, acceptable, adorable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come- hither, coquettish, delectable, delicious, delightful, desirable, enchanting, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, enviable, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, foxy, glamorous, heart- robbing, hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, likable, lovable, lovely, luscious, luxurious, mesmeric, mouth- watering, piquant, pleasing, prepossessing, provocative, provoking, provoquant, ravishing, rousing, savory, seducing, seductive, sensuous, sexy, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, succulent, taking, tantalizing, teasing, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, to be desired, toothsome, unobjectionable, voluptuous, winning, winsome, witching, worth having
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