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
- [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.