It was difficult not to be tempted.
要想不为这些东西所动心是很困难的。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 28 Five pound too dear

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

difficult ['dɪfɪkəlt] 词频1 词根: di
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored 反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
tempted
v. 怂恿（某人）干不正当的事; 冒...的险（tempt的过去分词）

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
猫总能引起人们的极大兴趣。
Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures,
也许，这两种都像都有可信之处。
'That's Sebastian.
“那是塞巴斯蒂安。
Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.
法官无论如何聪明与有名，毕竟也是人，也会出差错的。
Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.
他坚持认为，凌晨雄鸡第一声啼叫，黎明时分小鸟吱喳欢叫，冉冉升起的朝阳染红树木、牧场，此番美景无与伦比。
Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.
防盗警报器在白天和黑夜的任何时候都会响起来，它的作用只是骚扰过路行人，而实际上却帮助窃贼入室行窃。