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。

something that is said or offered to people in order to make them react in a particular way

Free holidays were offered as bait to customers. 许以免费度假来吸引顾客。

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。

to make dogs attack an animal for cruel entertainment

We used to bait bears and make children work in mines, but nobody wants to return to those days, do they?

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。