take the bait

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To nibble at bait on a hook. literally
  2. To be lured by an offer, flattery, or a provocation into doing something, especially something disadvantageous or dubious. figuratively
    — "I would like to first of all commend all of the police officers today. . . . They were in fact at various times provoked, and they didn't take the bait in any way, shape or form."

词形变化

takes the bait present,singular,third-person taking the bait participle,present took the bait past taken the bait participle,past

词源

An allusion to a fish swallowing a baited hook.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary