"bait" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 魚餌
• 誘餌

Definition

bait 指用來吸引魚、動物或昆蟲並把牠們捕獲的食物或其他東西。它也可以指用來引誘某人做某事的東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常和釣魚、陷阱搭配：'use bait', 'live bait', 'take the bait'。比喻用法裡，'take the bait' 表示中了激將法、受了挑釁或上了當。作動詞時，'bait' 還可以表示故意挑釁某人，但這個用法不那麼基礎。

Examples

We put worms on the hook as bait.

我們把蚯蚓放在魚鉤上當**魚餌**。

The cheese was bait for the mouse trap.

起司是捕鼠器裡的**誘餌**。

The fish would not touch the bait.

那條魚根本不碰**魚餌**。

He was clearly trying to make me angry, but I didn't take the bait.

他顯然是在故意惹我生氣，但我沒有上那個**誘餌**的當。

The ad offers a free trial as bait to get people to sign up.

這則廣告用免費試用作**誘餌**，讓人們註冊。

Don't let his rude comments be bait for an argument.

別讓他那些無禮的話成為引發爭吵的**誘餌**。