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What the difference between "attract","appeal" and "tempt"? When they all share the similar meaning "catch someone's eyes",I am not sure they can apply to ... AnaWhatthedifferencebetween"attract","appeal"and"tempt"? Whentheyallsharethesimilarmeaning"catchsomeone'seyes",Iamnotsuretheycanapplytothesamesentenceornot.Oct23,20147:54AM20Comments·2Doyoumeantosaythatyouwanttotalkaboutsomethingbeing'irresistible'insomeone'seyes?Idon'tthinkthey'reusedinthesamecontexts-I'lltrytogiveyouafewexamples...   'Attract'isusedfrequentlytodescribeakindofmagnetismbetweenpeople:   Thatguyisreallyattractive!Myfriendisreallyattractedtohim.Thatgirlisattractingalotofattentionfromthemeninthisclub!   It'spossibletosayapersonisappealing,butIwouldbemorelikelytouseittodescribeatraitorcharacteristic:   Herpersonalityisreallyappealing.Idon'tfindhisattitudeveryappealing. Youcanalsouseittotalkaboutasomethingyoulikeordislike:   Tattoosdon'treallyappealtome.Thescentofthatperfumeisreallyappealing.Whatisit?   'Tempt'isquiteastrongwordandmayhavenegativeconnotationsifyouuseittodescribeanattractionbetweenpeople...   Thatguycheatedonhiswifebecausehewastemptedbyabeautifulwoman. But'tempt'isfrequentlyusedtotalkaboutfoodasanindulgence:   Pleasedon'ttemptmewiththatdoublechocolatefudgecake....Ican'tresistthetemptation....ok,I'llhaveonemoreslice! Ihopethishelps!:)October23,201402Thankyou JessicaELT,Iunderstandthemmore!October27,201400AnaLanguageSkillsChinese(Cantonese),Chinese(Taiwanese),English,SpanishLearningLanguageEnglish,SpanishFollowArticlesYouMayAlsoLikePuttingItInANutshell:HowToMakeYourEnglishClearerby16likes·1CommentsEffectiveLanguageLearningIsLikeHairCare:Wash,Rinse,AndRepeatby4likes·1CommentsVocabularyTips:BuildingANewLanguageOneWordAtATimeby181likes·2CommentsMorearticlesDownloadtheitalkiAppInteractwithnativespeakersaroundtheworld.