| 释义 |
baited, ppl. a.|ˈbeɪtɪd|
[f. bait v.1 + -ed.]
1. Worried by dogs; fig. harassed, tormented.
1720Swift Run on Bank. Wks. 1755 IV. i. 24 A baited banker thus desponds. Mod. Furious as a baited bull.
2. Furnished with a bait; fig. rendered alluring or enticing, attractive.
c1600Rob. Hood (Ritson) xvi. 44 Others cast in their bated hooks. a1650Crashaw Delights Muses (1858) 122 With baited smiles if he display His fawning cheeks. 1762–9Falconer Shipwr. ii. 72 The crew..spread the baited snare. 1840R. Dana Bef. Mast v. 12 We caught one or two with a baited hook. |