temptation
/tɛm(p)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/tɛm(p)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
tɛmpˈteɪʃən
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
tɛmp - ˈteɪʃən -> temptation
Myanmar meaning
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temptation /temp'teÇʃn/ n
၁။ [U] ဖြားယောင်းမှု။ ဆွဲ ဆောင်ခြင်း။ the temptation of easy profits ❍ yield/give way to temptation ❍ resist temptation ❍ put temptation in sb's way (ie tempt them).
၂။ [C] ဖြားယောင်းဆွဲဆောင်သည့် အရာ။ မက်လုံး။ The open cake tin was too strong a temptation for him to resist.
More examples
- [temptation to do something] : The temptation to gamble is great, so he stays at home.
- [(the) temptation] : She nearly gave in to the temptation to open the letter.
- [resist the temptation to do something] : I will resist the temptation to go into detail here.
- The streets of London have many temptations for young people.
Synonyms
lure, enticement, attraction, appeal, excitement, persuasion, pull, inducement, allurement, appetite, attractiveness, bait, blandishment, coaxing, come-on, compulsion, craving, decoy, desire, draw, fancy, fascination, hankering, impulse, inveiglement, invitation, longing, offer, provocation, seducement, seduction, snare, tantalization, trap, turn-on, urge, wish, yen
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