baiting [医] 喂饵(菌)
- The promise of such high interest lies in merely baiting a trap for those unwary investors.
允诺如此高的利润只不过是引诱那些粗心大意的投资者上当。 - Earth worms are often used as bait.
蚯蚓常用作鱼饵。 - This paper reported rodent control in farmland by baiting jar for the first time.
笔者首次将毒饵罐应用于农田鼠害控制。
baiting[ noun ]
harassment especially of a tethered animal
<noun.act>
Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baited}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Baiting}.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr.
Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[=i]ta. [root]87.
See {Bite}.]
1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for
sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as,
to bait horses. --Holland.
3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.
--W. Irving.
baiting \baiting\ (b[=a]t"[i^]ng), n.
harassment, especially of a tethered animal.
[WordNet 1.5]
- For example, Eric Alterman from the World Policy Institute, a liberal think-tank, complained in an article for the New York Times that "name calling, wimp baiting and liberal-bashing prove more exciting to viewers" than sweet reason.
- Nevertheless, he believes the fights violate a city ordinance that forbids "torture, tortment or baiting" of animals.
- Georgia Rep. Newt Gingrich, the GOP firebrand who has made a career of baiting powerful House Democrats, says, "I don't know anyone in the House who has more affection and less resentment.