tempt Idioma
familiarity breeds contempt
a friend may dislike you if you do not respect his or her privacy Don't call Margaret Maggie. Remember, familiarity breeds contempt.
contemptuous of
showing or feeling contempt;scornful 瞧不起;轻视
You should not be contem ptuous of the poor.你不应该瞧不起穷人。
Snobs are usually contem ptuous of people they feel to be beneath them.势利者通常瞧不起他们认为在他们之下的人。
in an attempt to
in an effort to为了
Her father sent her to the warm south in an attempt to restore her health.她父亲把她送往温暖的南 方,希望她恢复健康。
Constant occupation prevents temptation.
When you work you avoid temptation.
Tempt providence
If you tempt providence, you take a risk that may well have unpleasant consequences. ('Tempt fate' is also used.)
tempt fate|fate|fates|tempt|tempt the fates
v. phr. To take a chance; run a risk; gamble.
You're tempting fate every time you drive that old wreck of a car.
attempt
attempt attempt the life of to try to kill
contempt
contempt see
familiarity breeds contempt.
tempt fate
tempt fate Also,
tempt the fates. Take a severe risk, as in
It's tempting fate to start up that mountain so late in the day, or
Patrice thought driving that old car was tempting the fates; it was sure to break down. This expression uses
tempt in the sense of “test in a way that involves risk or danger.” Earlier idioms with a similar meaning were
tempt God, dating from the 1300s, and
tempt fortune, first recorded in 1603, with
fate appearing about 1700.
tempter
tempter the Tempter the Devil; Satan