| 释义 |
baitless, a. rare.|ˈbeɪtlɪs|
[f. bait n. + -less.]
1. Without food, without refreshment.
1600Rowlands Let. Humours Blood i. 47 to trauaile so long baitlesse, sure 'tis much.
2. Not furnished with bait (for fish); unbaited.
1854Tait's Mag. XXI. 275/1 Holding in his hand the listless line, whose baitless hook, three fathoms down, has become a jest and a laughing-stock to..the finny tribe. |