N-VAR If you feel you want to do something or have something， even though you know you really should avoid it， you can refer to this feeling as temptation. You can also refer to the thing you want to do or have as a temptation. 诱惑。
词根 tent，tempt，emp，temp = to try 尝试，to touch 触摸。词根emp，temp 为 tempt 的变体，有来源于拉丁语 temnere 的同形异义词根: tempt 轻蔑。
这是近几年高考阅读理解中考查的高频词汇，无论是高一新生，还高二，乃至高三第一轮复习都可以拿去“查缺补漏！1. alter v. 改变,变更2. burst vi./n. 突然发生,爆裂3. dispose vi. 除掉；处置；解决；处理(of)4. blast n.
fundamental——书面用词，不如basic使用广泛，侧重指作为基础、根本的抽象的事物。essential——语气比fundamental强，强调必不可少，暗含某物如缺少某部分，则失去本质特征的意味。
He said law enforcement facts turn the tide upon those who seek to asperse the country's good name.Wealth does not always conduce to happiness.
