tempt是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 诱惑， 引诱； 吸引， 使感兴趣，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He tried to tempt her in various ways to lose her heart; he invited princes, hussars, secretaries of embassies, poets, novelists, even Socialists, to see her; but not one of them all made the faintest impression upon Nas-tasia.
-- He had calculated upon her eventual love, and tried to tempt her with a lavish outlay upon comforts and luxuries, knowing too well how easily the heart accustoms itself to comforts, and how dif-ficult it is to tear one's self away from luxuries which have become habitual and, little by little, indispensable.
-- Far from this; Varvara Ardalionovna did not marry until she felt convinced that her future husband was unassuming, agreeable, almost cultured, and that nothing on earth would tempt him to a really dishonourable deed.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I have come from afar, even from Lycia and the banks of the river Xan-thus, where I have left my wife, my infant son, and much wealth to tempt whoever is needy; nevertheless, I head my Lycian soldiers and stand my ground against any who would fight me though I have nothing here for the Achaeans to plunder, while you look on, without even bidding your men stand firm in defence of their wives.
-- Agamemnon has taken her from me; he has played me false; I know him; let him tempt me no further, for he shall not move me.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Though his means were adequate to the needs of himself and his wife, he certainly had no money to waste; but now he was wantonly extravagant in the purchase of delicacies, out of season and dear, which might tempt Strickland's capricious appetite.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Kit inwardly resolved that he would never tempt a carrier any more, save with an empty box; and having formed this Christian determination, he turned his thoughts to the second question.
-- In whatever way Mrs Jarley received the response, it did not provoke her to further questioning, or tempt her into any more remarks at the time, for she relapsed into a thoughtful silence, and remained in that state so long that Nell withdrew to the other window and rejoined her grandfather, who was now awake.
-- Here was the old passion awakened again in her grandfather's breast, and to what further distraction it might tempt him Heaven only knew.
-- 'Tempt not the woman that doth incline her ear to thee, but harken to the voice of him that calleth.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- To tempt the sea in a frail boat was certain destruction.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "It is useless for you to tempt me!I told you I promised my good Fairy to behave myself, and I am going to keep my word."
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