bait
[beɪt] noun
FISH/ANIMAL 鱼／动物
uncountable
■a small amount of food on a hook (= curved piece of wire) or in a special device used to attract and catch a fish or animal 饵•They were digging up worms to use for bait.他们在挖虫子制饵。 •We put down some poisoned bait to kill the rats.我们放了一些毒饵灭鼠。
[beɪt] noun
OFFER 提供
countable or uncountable
■something that is said or offered to people in order to make them react in a particular way 诱惑物，招徕•Free holidays were offered as (a) bait to customers.以免费渡假来吸引顾客。 •I told my sister I'd lend her my new shirt if she let me borrow her jacket, but she didn't take the bait.我跟姐姐说，如果她能把夹克借给我，我就把新衬衫借给她，可是她不为所动。
[beɪt] verb transitive
MAKE ANGRY 使生气
■to intentionally make a person angry by saying or doing things to annoy them 激怒；故意惹恼•Ignore him - he's just baiting you.别理他——他存心惹你生气呢。 •I suspect he was just baiting me.我怀疑他只是在故意激我。
[beɪt] verb transitive
DOG 狗
■to make dogs attack an animal for cruel entertainment 纵犬袭击（动物）•In the past, bear- baiting was a common form of entertainment in Britain.从前，纵狗袭击熊在英国是一种常见的娱乐方式。
[beɪt] verb transitive
FISH/ANIMAL 鱼／动物
■to put food on a hook (= curved piece of wire) or in a special device to attract and catch a fish or animal 把饵装到…上•Have you got any stale cheese that I can bait the mousetrap with ?你有没有已经变味的起司？我想放在捕鼠器上作饵。 |