英语词汇“bait”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bait n.

[uncountable] something, esp. food, used as a lure in fishing or hunting.
something that tempts or entices: [uncountable]used a beautiful woman as bait to trap the spy.[count;
usually singular]:used the low price as a bait to get me to sign a deal.

v. [ ~ + obj]

Sportto prepare (a hook or trap) with bait:baited the mouse trap with cheese.
to set dogs upon (an animal):Baiting bears is cruel.
to torment, esp. with vicious remarks:Hecklers baited the speaker.

bait n.

food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests.
an allurement;
enticement:Employees were lured with the bait of annual bonuses.
Metallurgyan object for pulling molten or liquefied material, as glass, from a vat or the like by adhesion.
Dialect Terms[South Midland and Southern U.S.]
- a large or sufficient quantity or amount:He fetched a good bait of wood.
- an excessive quantity or amount.
British Termsfood.

v.t.

Sportto prepare (a hook or trap) with bait.
to entice by deception or trickery so as to entrap or destroy:using fake signal lights to bait the ships onto the rocks.
to attract, tempt, or captivate.
to set dogs upon (an animal) for sport.
to worry, torment, or persecute, esp. with malicious remarks:a nasty habit of baiting defenseless subordinates.
to tease:They love to bait him about his gaudy ties.
to feed and water (a horse or other animal), esp. during a journey.

v.i. [Archaic.]

to stop for food or refreshment during a journey.
(of a horse or other animal) to take food;
feed.

Old Norse, probably reflecting both beita to pasture, hunt, chase with dogs or hawks (ultimately causative of bíta to bite; compare bate³) and beita fish bait
Middle English bait, beit (noun, nominal), baiten (verb, verbal) 1150–1200

bait′er, n.

11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged badger, heckle, pester.

bait /beɪt/ n

something edible, such as soft bread paste, worms, or pieces of meat, fixed to a hook or in a trap to attract fish or animals
an enticement; temptation
a variant spelling of bate³
archaic a short stop for refreshment during a journey

(transitive) to put a piece of food on or in (a hook or trap)
(transitive) to persecute or tease
(transitive) to entice; tempt
(transitive) to set dogs upon (a bear, etc)
(intransitive) archaic to stop for rest and refreshment during a journey

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse beita to hunt, persecute; related to Old English bǣtan to restrain, hunt, Old High German beizen
USAGE
The phrase with bated breath is sometimes wrongly spelled with baited breath

bait /beɪt/ vb

a variant spelling of bate²

单词	bait
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 bait /beɪt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] something, esp. food, used as a lure in fishing or hunting. something that tempts or entices: [uncountable]used a beautiful woman as bait to trap the spy.[count; usually singular]:used the low price as a bait to get me to sign a deal. v. [ ~ + obj] Sportto prepare (a hook or trap) with bait:baited the mouse trap with cheese. to set dogs upon (an animal):Baiting bears is cruel. to torment, esp. with vicious remarks:Hecklers baited the speaker. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 bait (bāt),USA pronunciation n. food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests. an allurement; enticement:Employees were lured with the bait of annual bonuses. Metallurgyan object for pulling molten or liquefied material, as glass, from a vat or the like by adhesion. Dialect Terms[South Midland and Southern U.S.] a large or sufficient quantity or amount:He fetched a good bait of wood. an excessive quantity or amount. British Termsfood. v.t. Sportto prepare (a hook or trap) with bait. to entice by deception or trickery so as to entrap or destroy:using fake signal lights to bait the ships onto the rocks. to attract, tempt, or captivate. to set dogs upon (an animal) for sport. to worry, torment, or persecute, esp. with malicious remarks:a nasty habit of baiting defenseless subordinates. to tease:They love to bait him about his gaudy ties. to feed and water (a horse or other animal), esp. during a journey. v.i. [Archaic.] to stop for food or refreshment during a journey. (of a horse or other animal) to take food; feed. Old Norse, probably reflecting both beita to pasture, hunt, chase with dogs or hawks (ultimately causative of bíta to bite; compare bate³) and beita fish bait Middle English bait, beit (noun, nominal), baiten (verb, verbal) 1150–1200 bait′er, n. 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged badger, heckle, pester. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bait /beɪt/ n something edible, such as soft bread paste, worms, or pieces of meat, fixed to a hook or in a trap to attract fish or animals an enticement; temptation a variant spelling of bate³ archaic a short stop for refreshment during a journey vb (transitive) to put a piece of food on or in (a hook or trap) (transitive) to persecute or tease (transitive) to entice; tempt (transitive) to set dogs upon (a bear, etc) (intransitive) archaic to stop for rest and refreshment during a journey Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse beita to hunt, persecute; related to Old English bǣtan to restrain, hunt, Old High German beizen USAGE The phrase with bated breath is sometimes wrongly spelled with baited breath bait /beɪt/ vb a variant spelling of bate²
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