to bait
01
挑衅, 嘲弄
to provoke or tease someone persistently with criticism or mocking remarks
Transitive: to bait sb
例子
He constantly baited his coworker with snide remarks.
他经常用尖刻的言论挑逗他的同事。
She often baits her siblings with teasing remarks.
她经常用 teasing 的言论挑逗她的兄弟姐妹。
02
折磨, 诱饵
to deliberately torment or harass a trapped or restrained animal, often by letting dogs attack it
Transitive: to bait an animal
例子
The hunters used to bait animals in the wild to test the dogs' strength.
猎人们过去常常在野外诱饵动物来测试狗的力量。
It was cruel to bait the bear by allowing dogs to chase it.
让狗追逐熊来戏弄它是残忍的。
03
放饵, 下饵
to place food or other attractants on a hook, trap, or net to lure fish or animals as prey
Transitive: to bait a trap or hook with food
例子
They baited the fishing hook with a worm to catch trout.
他们用虫子 bait 了鱼钩来钓鳟鱼。
The trap was baited with cheese to lure the mouse inside.
陷阱里放了奶酪作为诱饵来引诱老鼠进去。
Bait
01
诱饵, 饵
anything that serves as an enticement
02
饵, 诱饵
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
bait
01
obvious, conspicuous, or too noticeable
Dialect
British
British
Slang例子
Wearing that outfit to the party is bare bait, you'll stand out.
He got caught red-handed, it was so bait.
