n.餌；引誘

v.以餌引誘；逗弄；中途休息

The fish snapped at the bait. 那魚一下子咬住了魚餌。

Earth worms are often used as bait. 蚯蚓常用作魚餌。

The steaming cake was a bait for the hungry boy. 那熱氣騰騰的蛋糕對這個饑餓的男孩是個誘惑。

As soon as I mentioned money he rose to the bait, and became really interested. 我一提錢他便怦然心動，上了我的鉤。

They bait the mousetrap with stale cheese. 他們用變質(zhì)的乳酪作捕鼠夾的誘餌。

Most people bait their hooks with worms. 多數(shù)人用蚯蚓作魚餌。

Men used to bait bulls and bears for sport. 從前人們常逗弄牛和熊取樂。

We have to bait here and take some food. 我們必須在這休息一會，吃點東西。

bait用作名詞的基本意思是指引誘魚類上鉤或誘捕其他鳥獸的食物。用于比喻可指用作誘餌的人或物，主要用于誘捕罪犯或勸誘購物等。

bait是不可數(shù)名詞，沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式，但有時其前可加不定冠詞。