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مُخَطَّطٌ
誘惑

tempt [tempt] VB trans

1. tempt:

tempt
引诱 yǐnyòu
tempt
诱惑 yòuhuò
He was tempted to take drugs.
他受诱惑而吸毒。

2. tempt:

tempt
吸引 xīyǐn
tempt
使感兴趣 shǐ gǎn xìngqù
tempt the appetite
引起食欲
Present
Itempt
youtempt
he/she/ittempts
wetempt
youtempt
theytempt
Past
Itempted
youtempted
he/she/ittempted
wetempted
youtempted
theytempted
Present Perfect
Ihavetempted
youhavetempted
he/she/ithastempted
wehavetempted
youhavetempted
theyhavetempted
Past Perfect
Ihadtempted
youhadtempted
he/she/ithadtempted
wehadtempted
youhadtempted
theyhadtempted
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

He was tempted to take drugs.
他受诱惑而吸毒。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Demonic ghosts were those which existed only to torment or tempt the living.
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He found himself repeatedly tempted to use his new power, feeling that he needed to drain life energy from other humans or animals to survive.
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They tempted them in many ways and said that ask for some boon.
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Besides the lost vision, players may be tempted to remove their mask and expose themselves to serious eye injuries.
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Alternatively, troops passing on the left may have been tempted to raise their right fists against each other.
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