baits
baits — 名詞
- baitssingular
- baitsesplural
1. Food or an object put onto a fishing hook or inside a trap in order to catch fis
魚餌
放在魚鉤或陷阱上引誘動物的食物
Food or an object put onto a fishing hook or inside a trap in order to catch fish, birds, or other animals.
Zola pushed a worm onto the hook and cast her line into the lake.
Zola 把蟲子當魚餌掛在鉤上，然後把釣線拋進湖裡。
collocation: bait a hook with [food item]
Mathieu bought live crickets for bait before the weekend fishing trip.
Mathieu 在週末去釣魚前買了活蟋蟀當魚餌。
The trap was filled with cheese as bait, but the mouse stayed away.
捕鼠器裡放了起司當餌，但那隻老鼠整夜都沒靠近。
Arjun checked his hook and found the bait nibbled away by small fish.
Arjun 檢查魚鉤時發現魚餌被小魚啃光了。
Megan cut the sardine into pieces and pressed each one firmly onto a hook.
Megan 把沙丁魚切成小塊，將每一塊牢牢地壓在魚鉤上。
2. Something a person says or offers that is meant to get a strong reaction from ot
誘餌
為引發他人反應而說或提出的東西
Something a person says or offers that is meant to get a strong reaction from others — for example, a provocative remark designed to start a fight, or a deal that seems too good to be true and is really a trick.
The email promised a free trip, but Tuan knew it was bait for a scam.
那封電子郵件承諾免費旅遊，但 Tuan 知道那是詐騙的誘餌。
collocation: bait for a [trick/scam/trap]
Asher ignored the cruel comment, refusing to rise to the bait his classmate had set.
Asher 沒理會那句刻薄的話，不肯咬下同學設下的誘餌。
idiomatic phrase: rise to the bait
The shop used a low price as bait to pull customers through the door.
那家店用低價當誘餌，把顧客引進門來。
Ezra recognised the interviewer's friendly tone as bait to make him say too much.
Ezra 察覺到面試官的友善語氣是誘餌，想讓他說太多話。
The politician's remark was obvious bait, and Sumin refused to react to it.
那位政治人物的發言顯然是誘餌，Sumin 拒絕做出反應。
- lure
emphasises the pull of attraction rather than the intention to provoke
- temptation
focuses on appealing to someone's desires rather than tricking them
- provocation
specifically emphasises making someone angry, not just attracting them
常見錯誤
baits — 動詞
- baitspresent simple I / you / we / they
- baitses3rd person singular
- baitsing-ing form
- baitsedpast simple
1. To repeatedly say or do annoying things to someone, trying over time to upset or
招惹
故意說或做某事來惹人生氣
To repeatedly say or do annoying things to someone, trying over time to upset or provoke them.
Selim's older brother baited him all morning about losing the football match.
Selim 的哥哥整個早上都在招惹他，一直提他輸掉足球比賽的事。
pattern: bait + someone + about + [topic]
Ignacio baited the new teacher by asking questions he knew she could not answer.
Ignacio 故意問新老師他明知她答不出來的問題來招惹她。
pattern: bait + [person] + by + [verb-ing]
The children baited the dog through the fence until it started barking loudly.
孩子們隔著柵欄招惹那隻狗，直到牠開始大聲吠叫。
Sophia stopped talking when she realised her colleagues were baiting her into an argument.
Sophia 發覺同事在招惹她，想逼她吵架，於是就不再開口了。
Hyun's classmates baited him by hiding his bag before every lesson.
Hyun 的同學每次都把他的書包藏起來，用這種方式招惹他。
- compliment
to say something nice rather than annoying
文法句型
bait + someone + about + topic
bait + someone + by + verb-ing
bait + someone + into + noun
用法筆記
Object is always the person or animal being provoked. Often implies repeated actions over time rather than a single comment — for a one-time light-hearted joke, 'tease' is a better choice.
常見錯誤
2. To set dogs on a captured or tied-up animal so they attack it, historically done
縱犬攻擊
指使狗去攻擊被綁住的動物作為娛樂
To set dogs on a captured or tied-up animal so they attack it, historically done as a form of cruel public entertainment.
In the old sport, men would bait a chained bear with trained fighting dogs.
在那項古老運動中，人們會縱犬攻擊被鐵鍊拴住的熊。
pattern: bait a [chained animal] with dogs
The cruel landlord baited a badger with his hunting dogs for the guests' amusement.
那位殘忍的地主為了取悅賓客，縱犬攻擊了一隻獾。
Zola read about how crowds once gathered to watch bulls being baited by dogs.
Zola 讀到從前人群如何聚集起來觀看公牛被縱犬攻擊。
Hyun's grandfather once baited a badger with two dogs while the whole village gathered to watch.
Hyun 的祖父曾用兩條狗縱犬攻擊一隻獾，全村的人都聚集過來觀看。
Selim baited a tethered bear with three hunting dogs while the crowd roared.
Selim 縱犬攻擊一頭被拴住的熊，人群在一旁大聲鼓譟。
文法句型
bait + [animal] + with + dogs
用法筆記
Now mainly used when talking about historical practices. The subject is the person who sets the dogs; the object is the animal being attacked. Do not use this sense with the dogs as subject.
常見錯誤
3. To attach food to a fishing hook or place it inside a trap so that fish or anima
裝餌
把食物放在魚鉤或陷阱上以捕捉動物
To attach food to a fishing hook or place it inside a trap so that fish or animals are drawn to it and caught.
Arjun baited his hook with a strip of squid and cast the line out.
Arjun 在鉤上裝餌，放了幾條魷魚絲，然後把釣線拋了出去。
pattern: bait + [hook/trap] + with + [food]
Megan showed her daughter how to bait a hook without pricking her fingers.
Megan 教女兒如何在魚鉤上裝餌而不刺到手指。
transitive: bait a hook
The ranger baited the traps with fresh meat to catch the stray dogs safely.
管理員在陷阱裡裝餌，放了新鮮的肉，以便安全地捕捉流浪狗。
Ezra baited three lines and left them in the water overnight to catch eels.
Ezra 在三條釣線上裝餌，然後放在水裡過夜來捕鰻魚。
Sophia had baited every pot with chopped mackerel before the first light touched the water.
Sophia 在第一道光照到水面之前就已經在每個蟹籠裡裝了切碎的鯖魚餌。
文法句型
bait + [hook/trap] + with + [food]
用法筆記
Object is the hook, trap, or device — not the food. The food is introduced with 'with': bait a hook with a worm, NOT bait a worm onto a hook.