我曾想申请那个晋升职位,但决定等待更好的机会。

I was tempted to apply for the promotion, but I decided to wait for a better opportunity.

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I was tempted to apply for the promotion, but I decided to wait for a better opportunity.

was 是 be 动词的过去式,在这里构成过去时态,表示事情发生在过去。 tempted 是动词 tempt 的过去分词形式,tempt 的意思是"引诱、吸引",tempted 在这里表示"被吸引、想要做某事"的状态。 was tempted 是被动语态结构,表示"被吸引/诱惑去做某事",即"曾想要做某事"的意思。

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