bait學測 L3KK [ˈbet] | /ˈbeɪt/
(釣魚用的)餌;誘餌·故意激怒;挑釁
學測常考字,一字身兼餌與挑釁兩義
She used a free gift as bait to get people to visit her shop.
她用免費贈品當餌,吸引大家來她的店。
一個畫面:垂餌待魚上鉤
垂餌入水把餌垂進水裡等待
魚兒咬餌魚受吸引張口咬餌
話語挑釁用言語逗弄激怒對方
義項
魚鉤掛餌B1noun(釣魚用的)餌;誘餌
The fisherman put bait on the hook to catch fish.
漁夫把餌放在魚鉤上釣魚。
bait on a hookfresh bait
言語挑釁C1verb故意激怒;挑釁
He kept baiting his sister to make her cry, but she stayed calm.
他一直挑釁他妹妹想讓她哭,但她保持冷靜。
keep baitingstop baiting
片語
take the bait上鉤中計 →掉入別人設下的陷阱
fresh bait鮮餌待魚 →剛準備好用來釣魚的餌
rise to the bait忍不住上鉤 →忍不住對挑釁做出反應
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Fish ___ the bait and get caught. (bite / bait)
看答案
bite
bite 是「咬」的動詞,bait 是「餌」的名詞,兩字外型相近容易混淆。
'He kept baiting his sister to make her cry.' 這句的 bait 最接近哪個意思?(A) 放餌 (B) 激怒挑釁
看答案
(B)
此句描述用言語惹怒對方,對應「激怒;挑釁」義項,而非放餌。
字族
baited 設餌的;已激怒的(過去式/分詞)