tempt
/tɛm(p)t/
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tempt /tempt/ v ~ sb (into sth/doing sth)
၁။ ဆွယ်သည်။ သွေးဆောင်သည်။ ဖြားယောင်း သည်။ They tried to tempt her (into staying) with offers of promotion. ❍ Nothing would tempt me to join the army.
၂။ ဆွဲဆောင်သည်။ စိတ်ပေါက်သည်။ The warm weather tempted us into going for a swim. ❍ I am tempted to take the day off.
❏ tempter n ဖြားယောင်းသွေးဆောင်သူ။
❏ tempt fate/providence [IDM ] အရဲကိုးသည်။ ကံယုံဆူးချုံ နင်းသည်။ Having escaped injury in the car crash she felt it would be tempting fate to start driving again.
❏ tempting adj မက်စရာကောင်းသော။ ဆွဲဆောင်သော။ a tempting offer ❍ That cake looks very tempting. ❍ It's tempting to speculate about what might have happened. temptingly adv
❏ temptress /'temptrǝs/ n (usu joc ) သွေးဆောင်သူ အမျိုးသမီး။
- The shop windows were lit invitingly, tempting the late shoppers.
- ‘Do you want another drink?’ ‘I’m tempted.’
- [be tempted to do something] : Don’t be tempted to spend too much.
- [tempt someone into (doing) something] : You try to tempt the defender into making a tackle.
- I was sorely (=strongly) tempted to hit him.
- Unemployment undoubtedly increases the number of those tempted into crime.
- The programmes are designed to tempt young people into engineering.
- Jesus was tempted by the Devil.
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