bait
US /beɪt/
UK /beɪt/
名詞
誘餌, 引誘物
food or other enticement used to attract fish or other animals, or to lure someone into a trap
範例:
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He put some worms on the hook as bait.
他把一些蟲子放在魚鉤上作為誘餌。
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The offer of a free gift was just bait to get people to sign up.
免費禮物的提議只是一個誘餌，目的是讓大家註冊。
動詞
逗弄, 激怒
to deliberately annoy or taunt someone
範例:
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The children continued to bait the dog with sticks.
孩子們繼續用棍子逗弄那隻狗。
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He tried to bait me into an argument, but I refused.
他試圖激怒我進行爭論，但我拒絕了。