bait

6 ENTRIES FOUND:

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

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[count]

— 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]

: 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

: 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

: 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