Dictionary entry

Temptation

Pronunciation: /tɛm(p)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Pronunciation

/tɛm(p)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) သွေးဆောင်ဖျားယောင်းခြင်း။

Definition

temptation /temp'teÇʃn/ n ၁။ [U] ျဖားေယာင္းမႈ။ ဆြဲ ေဆာင္ျခင္း။ the temptation of easy profits ❍ yield/give way to temptation ❍ resist temptation ❍ put temptation in sb's way (ie tempt them). ၂။ [C] ျဖားေယာင္းဆြဲေဆာင္သည့္ အရာ။ မက္လံုး။ The open cake tin was too strong a temptation for him to resist.

Examples

  1. [temptation to do something] : The temptation to gamble is great
  2. so he stays at home.
  3. [(the) temptation] : She nearly gave in to the temptation to open the letter.
  4. [resist the temptation to do something] : I will resist the temptation to go into detail here.
  5. The streets of London have many temptations for young people.