bait

Compared meaning: something that attracts or traps a target (noun).

比较义项：吸引或诱使人、鱼、动物靠近或上钩的东西（名词）。

• lure

  Lure often refers to an abstract temptation, such as money or fame, that draws someone toward something; it need not be food or a physical trap device.

  lure 常指抽象的诱惑，例如金钱或名誉，能吸引某人靠近某事物；它不一定是食物，也不一定是实体的诱捕装置。

  Money was the main lure that drew him into the risky deal.

  金钱是吸引他卷入那笔风险交易的主要诱惑。

• bait 本词

  Bait is specifically food or a food-like substance placed to attract and catch fish or animals; it is concrete and edible, unlike the abstract pull of a lure.

  bait 特指用来吸引并诱捕鱼类或动物的食物或类似食物的东西；它是具体、可食用的，不同于 lure 那种抽象的吸引力。

  The fisherman put fresh bait on his hook before casting.

  渔夫在抛竿之前把新鲜的饵料挂在鱼钩上。

• decoy

  A decoy is a fake or imitation object used to trick a person or animal into a trap or into coming closer; it need not be food, unlike bait.

  decoy 指用来诱骗人或动物进入陷阱、或使其靠近的假物或仿制品；它不一定是食物，这点与 bait 不同。

  Hunters sometimes use a wooden decoy to attract ducks nearby.

  猎人们有时会用木制的假鸭来吸引附近的野鸭。

Lure, bait and decoy all name something that attracts a target, but differ. Lure means abstract temptation, like money, not always food. Bait is food used to attract and catch fish or animals. Decoy is a fake object used to trick someone into a trap.

这三个词都表示某种有吸引力、诱使对象靠近或落入圈套的东西，但具体所指不同：lure 常指抽象的诱惑力（如金钱、名誉），bait 特指用来诱捕鱼或动物的食物，decoy 特指用来诱骗目标进入陷阱的假物或仿制品。

Compared meaning: to deliberately annoy someone to make them angry (verb).

比较义项：故意招惹、挑逗使人生气（动词）。

• bait 本词

  Bait implies deliberately provoking someone through repeated teasing or a trick, in order to lure them into reacting or doing something; the tone can be playful or malicious.

  bait强调通过反复挑逗或耍花招故意招惹某人，目的是引诱对方做出反应或做某事；语气可以是开玩笑的，也可以是带恶意的。

  He loved baiting his coworker with sarcastic comments just to watch him get flustered.

  他喜欢用讽刺的话招惹同事，就为了看他恼羞成怒的样子。

• taunt

  Taunt implies openly mocking or jeering at someone with insulting words to hurt or provoke them, often in competitive or confrontational situations; it is stronger and more hostile than bait, and is also commonly used as a noun.

  taunt强调用带侮辱性或讥讽性的话语公开嘲弄、奚落对方，以伤害或激怒对方，常见于比赛或争吵等对抗场合；语气比bait更强硬、更具攻击性，也常作名词使用。

  The players began to taunt each other after the goal.

  进球后，球员们开始互相奚落对方。

Bait and taunt both mean deliberately annoying someone, but the method differs. Bait means provoking someone through teasing or a trick, to make them react, sometimes playfully. Taunt means openly mocking someone with insulting words; it is stronger, more hostile, and also a common noun.

这两个词在该义项下都表示故意用言语或行为惹恼对方，但方式和语气不同：bait偏重反复挑逗、耍花招引对方上钩，taunt偏重公开嘲讽、带侮辱性地奚落对方。这里不比较bait作“鱼饵”的名词义，也不比较taunt作“嘲讽的话语”的名词义。