| 词汇 | bait |
| 释义 | bait (verb) bait 6 ENTRIES FOUND: bait (noun) bait (verb) bait and switch (noun) race-baiting (noun) cut (verb) fish (verb) 1 bait /ˈbeɪt/ noun plural baits 1 bait /ˈbeɪt/ noun plural baits Learner's definition of BAIT : something (such as a piece of food) that is used to attract fish or animals so they can be caught鱼饵；钓饵；诱饵 [noncount] We always use live bait [=worms that are alive] when we fish.钓鱼时我们总是用活的鱼饵。 cheese used for/as bait in mousetraps捕鼠器上用作诱饵的奶酪 Wait until the fish takes the bait.等着鱼上钩吧。 [count] a wide selection of lures and baits种类繁多的诱饵 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 using bargains as bait for shoppers [=using bargains to attract shoppers]利用廉价商品招徕购物者 The police waited for the bank robbers to take the bait. [=to be tricked into doing the thing that would cause them to be trapped or caught]警方等着银行抢劫犯自投罗网。 (chiefly Brit) The interviewer kept asking the politician whether he was lying, and he rose to the bait by getting angry.那名记者不断追问那位政界人士是否在撒谎，他终于中了圈套，忍不住发火了。 fish or cut bait — see 2fish 2 bait /ˈbeɪt/ verb baits; baited; baiting 2 bait /ˈbeɪt/ verb baits; baited; baiting Learner's definition of BAIT [+ object] 1 : to put a piece of food on (a hook) or in (a trap) in order to attract and catch fish or animals（在鱼钩上或陷阱中）放诱饵 She baited the mousetraps with pieces of cheese. = She used cheese to bait the traps.她在捕鼠器上放了几块奶酪当诱饵。 baiting hooks with live worms把活的虫子放在鱼钩上当钓饵 a baited hook/trap放了诱饵的鱼钩/陷阱 2 : to try to make (someone) angry by using criticism or insults激怒（某人） The interviewer kept baiting the politician by asking him whether he was lying.那名记者不断追问那位政界人士是否在撒谎，试图将他激怒。 — see also race-baiting 3 : to use dogs to make (an animal, such as a bear or bull) angry or afraid纵犬袭击（熊、公牛等动物） — used in combination用于合成词 bear-baiting群狗斗熊 bull-baiting群狗斗公牛 |
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