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bait

noun
🔊/beɪt/
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[uncountable, countable]
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  1. food put on a hook to catch fish or in nets, traps, etc. to catch animals or birds鱼饵；诱饵
    • Live worms are used as bait.活虫被用作诱饵。
    • The fish took the bait.鱼咬了钓饵。🔊🔊
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fresh
    • live
    verb + bait
    • dangle
    • put out
    • set out
    • …
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  2. a person or thing that is used to attract somebody in order to catch them or make them do what you want用作诱饵的人（或物）
    • The police used him as bait to trap the killers.警方用他作诱饵，设圈套捉拿凶手。
    • He had chosen the right bait to persuade her to go.他选择了正确的诱饵说服她去。
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    • We hope that potential investors will take the bait.我们希望潜在的投资者能够上钩。
    • We'll put out the bait and see what happens.我们将放出诱饵看会发生什么。
    • She covered her face and began to sob, but he wouldn't rise to the bait.她捂住脸抽噎起来，但他不为所动。
    • The player was unable to resist the bait dangled in front of him by United.玩家无法抵抗曼联在他面前晃来晃去的诱饵。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fresh
    • live
    verb + bait
    • dangle
    • put out
    • set out
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse beit ‘pasture, food’, beita ‘to hunt or chase’.

bait

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bait
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he / she / it baits
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past simple baited
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past participle baited
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-ing form baiting
🔊/ˈbeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. bait something (with something) to place food on a hook, in a trap, etc. in order to attract or catch a fish or an animal下诱饵；在（鱼钩上、陷阱中等）放诱饵
    • He baited the trap with a piece of meat.他在陷阱中放了一片肉做诱饵。🔊🔊
  2. bait somebody to deliberately try to make somebody angry or to hurt them by making cruel remarks（故意以侮辱性言语）激怒
    • The soldiers remained calm even though the crowd was baiting them.即使人群在引诱他们，士兵们仍然保持镇定。
  3. -baiting
     (in compound nouns构成复合名词) the activity of attacking a wild animal with dogs纵犬袭击（野兽）
    • bear-baiting纵犬斗熊
    • badger-baiting诱饵
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse beit ‘pasture, food’, beita ‘to hunt or chase’.