tempt
[t?mpt]
詞頻2
詞根: tempt
vt. 引誘,慫恿;吸引;冒…的風險;使感興趣;
vi. 有吸引力;
?? tempt=try嘗試→引誘;輕視;吸引
"The woman used all her wiles to tempt him into following her."
那女人用盡了自己的誘騙本領勾引著他尾隨而去.
近義:invite, lure, bait, seduce, tantalize, wheedle
反義:irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
adj. 絕望的;由絕望而引起的;鋌而走險的,孤注一擲的;急切的,極度渴望的;
?? de去掉+sper希望+ate動詞后綴→去掉希望→絕望的
"The prisoners grew increasingly desperate."
犯人因絕望而越來越膽大妄為。
近義:hopeless, overcome, despairful, despairing, despondent, excessive
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless