bait
noun uk/beɪt/ us/beɪt/
(FISH/ANIMAL)
[ U ]饵
a small amount of food on a hook (= curved piece of wire) or in a special device used to attract and catch a fish or animal
They were digging up worms to use for bait. 他们在挖虫子制作饵料。
We put down some poisoned bait to kill the rats. 我们放了一些毒饵灭鼠。
(OFFER)
[ C or U ]诱惑物
something that is said or offered to people in order to make them react in a particular way
Free holidays were offered as (a) bait to customers. 许以免费度假来吸引顾客。
I told my sister I'd lend her my new shirt if she let me borrow her jacket, but she didn't take the bait. 我跟姐姐说，如果她能把夹克借给我，我就把新衬衫借给她，可是她不上钩。
bait
verb [ T ] uk/beɪt/ us/beɪt/
(MAKE ANGRY)
激怒;故意惹恼
to intentionally make a person angry by saying or doing things to annoy them
Ignore him - he's just baiting you. 别理他——他存心惹你呢。
I suspect he was just baiting me. 我怀疑他只是在故意激我。
(DOG)
纵犬袭击（动物）
to make dogs attack an animal for cruel entertainment
In the past, bear-baiting was a common form of entertainment in the UK . 从前，纵狗袭击熊在英国是一种常见的娱乐形式。
(FISH/ANIMAL)
把饵装到…上
to put food on a hook (= curved piece of wire) or in a special device to attract and catch a fish or animal
Do you have any stale cheese that I can bait the mousetrap with? 你有没有走味了的奶酪？我想放在捕鼠器上作饵。