food put on a hook to catch fish or in nets, traps, etc. to catch animals or birds 魚餌;誘餌 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- live
- dangle
- put out
- set out
- …
a person or thing that is used to attract somebody in order to catch them or make them do what you want 用作誘餌的人(或物) The police used him as bait to trap the killers. 警方用他作誘餌,設圈套捉拿兇手。 He had chosen the right bait to persuade her to go. 他選擇了正確的誘餌來說服她去。
Extra ExamplesWe hope that potential investors will take the bait. 我們希望潛在的投資者能夠上鈎。 We'll put out the bait and see what happens. 我們將放出誘餌看會發生什麽。 She covered her face and began to sob, but he wouldn't rise to the bait. 她捂住臉抽噎起來,但他不爲所動。 The player was unable to resist the bait dangled in front of him by United. 這名球員無法抵擋曼聯在他面前晃來晃去的誘餌。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- live
- dangle
- put out
- set out
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse beit ‘pasture, food’, beita ‘to hunt or chase’.