bait
/beɪt; bet/ n[U]
1 food or imitation food put on a hook to catch fish or placed in nets, traps, etc to attract prey 鱼饵; 诱饵
The fish nibbled at/rose to/took/swallowed the bait. 那鱼轻咬[浮向/咬著了/吞下了]鱼饵.
live bait, ie small fish used to catch larger fish 活饵（用作鱼饵引诱大鱼上钩的小鱼）.
2 (fig 比喻) thing that is used to attract or tempt 引诱物; 诱惑物.
3 (idm 习语) rise to the bait => rise2. swallow the bait => swallow2. bait, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) put (real or imitation food) on or in sth to catch fish, animals, etc 置（饵）於某物之上或之内（以捕鱼、兽等）
bait a trap 把饵放入陷阱里
bait a hook with a worm 把鱼虫放在钩上作鱼饵.
2 [Tn]
(a) torment (a chained animal) by making dogs attack it, often as a form of entertainment 纵犬撕咬（被链锁住的动物）（通常作为娱乐）
`bear-baiting 纵犬斗熊.
(b) torment (sb) by making cruel or insulting remarks 以侮辱性言辞折磨（某人）.