bait
bait
noun
[with obj.]
fish or cut bait
noun
- [mass noun]food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey
（诱捕鱼或其他动物的）饵
■something intended to entice someone to do something
诱惑；诱饵
she used the prospect of freedom as bait to trap him into talking.
她用自由的前景作诱饵使他开口。 - variant spelling of bate
同 bate
[with obj.]
- deliberately annoy or taunt (someone)
骚扰；逗弄
the other boys revelled in baiting him about his love of literature.
其他男孩都爱拿他对文学的热爱来嘲弄他。
■torment (a trapped or restrained animal), especially by allowing dogs to attack it
折磨（被困的动物，尤指放狗攻击） - put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap, net, or fishing area) to entice fish or animals as prey
做饵；上饵
I used a hook baited with fat.
我用有肥肉做饵的钩。
[no obj.]I baited up with fresh squid.
我用新鲜乌贼做饵。 - [no obj.](archaic)stop on a journey to take food or a rest
(古)（旅途中）打尖；歇脚
we shall bait at Inver inn.
我们就在因弗酒店歇脚。
■[with obj.]give food to (horses) on a journey
（途中给马）喂食
fish or cut bait
- (N. Amer. informal)stop vacillating and decide to act on or disengage from something
(北美， 非正式)要么全力以赴要么索性放弃
- react to a provocation or temptation exactly as intended
上钩
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- Middle English : from Old Norse beit 'pasture, food', beita 'hunt chase'
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