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bait /beɪt/► SEE ALLfish or cut baitrise to the baitswallow the bait●fish or cut ˈbait (NAmE, informal) used to tell sb to make a decision and take the necessary action 要么动手，要么拉倒；作出抉择，采取行动◆There’s been enough discussion. It’s time for the government to fish or cut bait.讨论得已经够多了，政府该下决心采取行动了。 NOTE Bait is the food you put on a hook to catch fish. If you cut bait, you stop fishing. * bait 指鱼饵。剪掉鱼饵（cut bait），即意味着停止钓鱼。 ●rise to the ˈbaitact or react to sth in exactly the way another person wants you to （吞食诱饵而）上钩；中圈套◆I knew he was trying to get me angry, but I didn’t rise to the bait.我知道他想惹我生气，可我没有中计。 NOTE A fisherman uses bait to attract fish to his hook. * bait 是钓鱼用的饵。 ●swallow the ˈbait (informal) accept an offer, etc. which has been made or prepared specially by sb in order to get you to do sth 上钩；中圈套◆When people read the words ‘Free Gift’ on a magazine they usually swallow the bait and buy it.人们看到杂志上“免费赠送”的字样时，通常都会中圈套去买。 NOTE A fisherman uses bait to attract fish to his hook. 渔夫用 bait （鱼饵）吸引鱼儿上钩。 |