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源自拉丁语 'temptatio',意为'试探'或'考验',后经古法语 'temptacion' 进入英语。
❶ 指那些吸引人去做某事(通常是坏事或不应该做的事)的强烈欲望或诱惑,常与自制力对抗。
“He struggled with the temptations of junk food while on a diet.”
(他在节食期间与垃圾食品的诱惑作斗争。)
“The store displays are designed to increase customers' temptations to buy.”
(商店的陈列设计旨在增加顾客的购买欲望。)
resist temptations — 指克制自己不去屈服于那些吸引人但可能有害或不恰当的欲望或行为。
“It's important to learn how to resist temptations in order to achieve long-term goals.”
(为了实现长期目标,学会抵制诱惑很重要。)
yield to temptations — 表示最终没能抵抗住诱惑,顺从了自己的欲望或冲动。
“After weeks of dieting, she finally yielded to the temptations of chocolate cake.”
(在节食数周后,她最终没能抵挡住巧克力蛋糕的诱惑。)