bait
noun
verb
beɪt
noun
1
food
used
to
attract
fish,
animals,
or
birds
so
that
you
can
catch
them
饵，诱饵
We
used
worms
as
bait.
我们用小虫子作诱饵。
The
fish
wouldn’t
take
the
bait
.
鱼儿不上钩。
2
something
attractive
that
is
offered
to
someone
to
make
them
do
something
or
buy
something,
especially
when
this
is
done
in
a
dishonest
way
that
tricks
people
引诱物，诱饵
Plenty
of
people
took
the
bait
(=accepted
what
was
on
offer)
and
lost
their
life
savings.
有很多人受骗上当，把一生的积蓄都弄丢了。
3
rise to the bait
to
become
angry
when
someone
is
deliberately
trying
to
make
you
angry
被故意激怒，上当发火
Senator
O’Brien
just
smiled,
refusing
to
rise
to
the
bait.
奥布赖恩参议员只是笑了笑，没有中计发火。
verb
4
to
put
bait
on
a
hook
to
catch
fish
or
in
a
trap
to
catch
animals
在〔鱼钩或捕兽器〕上装饵
5
to
deliberately
try
to
make
someone
angry
by
criticizing
them,
using
rude
names
etc
故意激怒
6
bear-baiting/badger-baiting etc
the
activity
of
attacking
a
wild
animal
with
dogs
纵犬攻击熊/獾等