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N-VAR
餌；誘餌
Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
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VERB
裝餌于；給（魚鉤或陷阱等）上誘餌
If you bait a hook or trap, you put bait on it or in it.
例句
He baited his hook with pie...
他在魚鉤上裝了點餡餅作釣餌。
The boys dug pits and baited them so that they could spear their prey.
男孩們挖了坑，埋了餌，這樣他們就可以刺殺獵物了。
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N-UNCOUNT
誘惑物；引誘物
To use something as bait means to use it to trick or persuade someone to do something.
例句
Service stations use petrol as a bait to lure motorists into the restaurants and other facilities...
加油站以汽油為誘餌，吸引開車的人用餐以及使用其他設施。
Television programmes are essentially bait to attract an audience for advertisements.
從根本上說，電視節目就是吸引觀眾看廣告的誘餌。
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VERB
使上當發火；故意逗…生氣
If you bait someone, you deliberately try to make them angry by teasing them.
例句
He delighted in baiting his mother.
他喜歡逗母親生氣。
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PHRASE
中圈套，上當，中計（亦作rise to the bait,主要用于英國英語中）
If you take the bait, you react to something that someone has said or done exactly as they intended you to do. The expression rise to the bait is also used, mainly in British English.
例句
When she attempts to make you feel guilty, don't take the bait...
如果她試圖讓你覺得內疚，不要上當。
Their behaviour may seem insulting, but it's important not to rise to the bait and get cross.
他們的行為看起來可能很無禮，但千萬不要上當生氣。