resist temptation

The fellow could never resist the temptation to be melodramatic, Walden thought.

这家伙总想一鸣惊人, 沃尔登想.

Yet, like most philanthropists, he has been unable to resist the temptation to immortalise himself, if not in a statue, then in the name of the foundation he created.

不过，像多数慈善家一样，他未能抵御让自己流芳百世的诱惑：如果不能立个塑像，那么就留下自己创建的、以自己名字命名的基金会。

Students should resist the temptation to focus on exams alone

学生们应当抵制诱惑，集中精力备考。

The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil.

德性的磨炼是抵制罪恶的诱惑.

Will they be able to resist the temptation to buy?

他们能忍住诱惑不买吗？

Unhappily, Forbes could not resist the temptation to make money on the side.

不幸, 福布斯禁不住从中谋利.

I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.

我抵制不住好奇心把信打开了。

David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.

《社会动物：爱、性格和成就的潜在根源》的作者戴维·布鲁克斯似乎是最近一位没能抵御诱惑的作者。

I couldn't resist the temptation to tease Ollie.

我忍不住要逗奥利玩.

You should resist the temptation to criticise your partner in matters of love, particularly sex.

你应该尽量控制在爱情问题上尤其是性爱问题上喜欢批评另一半的冲动.