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bait 音标拼音: [b'et] n. 饵
vt. 以饵引诱,欺负 vi. 中途休息 饵以饵引诱,欺负中途休息 bait n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [synonym: {bait}, {come- on}, {hook}, {lure}, {sweetener}] 2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed [synonym: {bait}, {decoy}, {lure}] v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [synonym: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}] 2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait 3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. i. [F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes), to flap or flutter. See {Batter}, v. t.] To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. "Kites that bait and beat." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. i. To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey. [1913 Webster] Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton. [1913 Webster] My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin to AS. b[=a]t food, Sw. bete. See {Bait}, v. t.] 1. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster] 3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment. [1913 Webster] 4. A light or hasty luncheon. [1913 Webster] {Bait bug} (Zool.), a crustacean of the genus {Hippa} found burrowing in sandy beaches. See {Anomura}. [1913 Webster] Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Baiting}.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[imac]ta. [root]87. See {Bite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. [1913 Webster] A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 148 Moby Thesaurus words for "bait": aggravate, allure, allurement, annoy, badger, bait the hook, baited trap, be at, bedevil, beset, birdlime, bite, blandish, bola, bother, bribe, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, cajole, carrot, charm, chivy, coax, cobweb, come-on, decoy, decoy duck, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, dragnet, draw, draw in, draw on, drawcard, drawing card, encouragement, endearment, ensnare, entice, enticement, entrap, exasperate, exercise, fash, fillip, fishhook, flirt, flirt with, fly, get, gill net, give the come-on, gripe, ground bait, harass, harry, haze, heckle, hector, hook, hound, incentive, incitement, inducement, interest, inveigh, inveigle, inveiglement, invitation, irk, jig, lariat, lasso, lead on, lime, lure, meshes, miff, molest, morsel, nag, needle, net, nettle, noose, nudzh, offer bait to, payment, peeve, percentage, persecute, persuasive, pester, pick on, piece, pique, plague, pluck the beard, plug, pother, pound net, profit, provocation, provoke, purse seine, push around, rag, reward, ride, rile, roil, rope in, ruffle, seduce, seducement, seine, snare, sniggle, spinner, springe, squid, stimulation, stimulative, stimulus, suck in, sweetener, sweetening, tease, tempt, temptation, toils, toll, torment, trap, trawl, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, whet, wobbler, woo, worry |
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