bait
noun /beɪt/
/beɪt/
[uncountable, countable]- food put on a hook to catch fish or in nets, traps, etc. to catch animals or birds
鱼饵；诱饵 - Live worms are used as bait.
活蠕虫被用作诱饵。 - The fish took the bait.
鱼咬了钓饵。
Wordfinder- bait
- bite
- dragnet
- fishing
- fly
- hook
- line
- net
- rod
- trawl
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- live
- dangle
- put out
- set out
- …
- Live worms are used as bait.
- a person or thing that is used to attract somebody in order to catch them or make them do what you want
用作诱饵的人（或物） - The police used him as bait to trap the killers.
警方用他作诱饵，设圈套捉拿凶手。 - He had chosen the right bait to persuade her to go.
他选择了正确的诱饵来说服她去。
- We hope that potential investors will take the bait.
我们希望潜在的投资者能够上钩。 - We'll put out the bait and see what happens.
我们将放出诱饵看会发生什么。 - She covered her face and began to sob, but he wouldn't rise to the bait.
她捂住脸抽噎起来，但他不为所动。 - The player was unable to resist the bait dangled in front of him by United.
这名球员无法抵挡曼联在他面前晃来晃去的诱饵。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- live
- dangle
- put out
- set out
- …
- The police used him as bait to trap the killers.
词源Middle English: from Old Norse beit ‘pasture, food’, beita ‘to hunt or chase’.