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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   bait

   • IPA[bāt]

   美式

   • n.
     food used to entice fish or other animals as prey；an allurement; a thing intended to tempt or entice
   • v.
     deliberately annoy or taunt (someone)；torment (a trapped or restrained animal), especially by allowing dogs to attack it

   • verb: bait, 3rd person present: baits, gerund or present participle: baiting, past tense: baited, past participle: baited

   • noun: bait, plural noun: baits

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. food used to entice fish or other animals as prey herrings make excellent bait for pike fishing with live baits 同義詞 lure, decoy, fly, troll, jig, ... 更多plug, teaser
   • ▪ an allurement; a thing intended to tempt or entice many potential buyers are reluctant to take the bait she used the prospect of freedom as bait to trap him into talking 同義詞 enticement, lure, decoy, snare, trap, ... 更多siren, carrot, attraction, draw, magnet, incentive, temptation, allurement, incitement, inducement, informalcome-on
   • 2. variant spelling of bate

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. deliberately annoy or taunt (someone) the other boys reveled in baiting him about his love of literature
   • ▪ torment (a trapped or restrained animal), especially by allowing dogs to attack it people who bait badgers
   • 2. prepare (a hook, trap, net, or fishing area) with bait to entice fish or animals as prey she baited a trap with carrots and corn

   片語

   • fish or cut bait
   • rise to the bait
   • with baited breath