英语释义

1. to do something that is very risky or dangerous
Race car drivers tempt fate every time they race.

片语

take a chance冒险

take a risk冒险

英汉例句

• yet many executives also don「t want to tempt fate by embarking on big deals if they have even a hint of trouble in their own companies.

  然而，许多主管也不想诱惑走上命运的大讨论，如果他们甚至有一丝麻烦自己的公司。

• do you really want to tempt fate by making this promise at a time when promises are easily broken?

  你真的想要在这种任何许诺都很容易被打破的阶段许下影响你命运的誓言么？

• i don」t want to tempt fate but none the less you are in good shape.

  我并不想蔑视命运但你依然状态良好。

• so please don「t tempt fate by submitting someone else」s work as your own;

  因此，请不要尝试把别人的作业当成自己的来交。

• this reward awaits those who are brave enough to tempt fate and face the full wrath of the lich king!

  这种奖励等待着那些勇于面对巫妖王愤怒的勇士！

• susan had several options, the way she saw it: tempt fate by tearing apart the potato patch, turn herself in and lead the police to the body, or leave town and change her name.

  在苏珊看来，她有几个选择：冒险把那小块马铃薯地毁掉，到警察局自首并带警察到藏尸之处，或者是离开这个城市，改名换姓。

• announcer: ladies and gentlemen, once every year jack benny decides to tempt fate by going out to san anita for the races.

  报幕员：女士们，先生们，每年杰克?本尼都会前往圣安尼塔的赛马场赌一次马碰运气。

• neil: they tempt fate by getting visitors to do things which, if they are superstitious, will bring them bad luck.

  他们毫不迷信，反而偏要去捉弄命运一样，让游览者去做一些据说做了就会带来坏运气的事情。