单词	bait
释义	noun | verb baitbait1 /beɪt/ ●○○ noun [singular, uncountable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYbait1 Origin: 1200-1300 Old Norse beita food Collocations COLLOCATIONS► taking the bait  The trout just weren’t taking the bait (=eating it and being caught). ► took the bait  Plenty of people took the bait (=accepted what was offered) and ended up losing their life savings. 1 food used to attract animals, especially fish, so that you can catch them:  The trout just weren’t taking the bait (=eating it and being caught).2something used to make someone do something, buy something, etc., especially done in a way to deceive people:  Plenty of people took the bait (=accepted what was offered) and ended up losing their life savings.3rise to the bait to become angry when someone is deliberately trying to make you angry:  Sanders simply refused to rise to the bait.4the (old) bait and switch a situation in which a customer is attracted by a low price on a product, but pays much more for a different product [Origin: 1200–1300 Old Norse beita food] noun | verb baitbait2 verb [transitive] Etymology ETYMOLOGYbait2 Origin: (1) 1200-1300 ➔ BAIT1 (2-3) 1100-1200 Old Norse beita to cause to bite Verb Table VERB TABLE bait Simple Form Present I, you, we, they bait he, she, it baits Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they baited Present perfect I, you, we, they have baited he, she, it has baited Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had baited Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will bait Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have baited Continuous Form Present I am baiting he, she, it is baiting you, we, they are baiting Past I, he, she, it was baiting you, we, they were baiting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been baiting he, she, it has been baiting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been baiting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be baiting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been baiting 1to put bait on a hook to catch fish or in a trap to catch animals2to deliberately try to make someone angry by criticizing him or her, using rude names, etc.:  Goodman refused to be baited, and walked away.
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