bait

/beɪt/

意味: えさ、おとり

例文: Fluffin used glitter as bait. It worked.
　　  フラッフィンはキラキラをエサに使った。成功。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: fishing bait(釣り餌), bait trap(餌の罠), bait shop(餌屋)

定義: 魚や動物を捕まえるために使う食べ物や物。人をだますために使うもの。

baitは約100,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: anything that serves as an enticement
Noun: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
Verb: harass with persistent criticism or carping
Verb: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
Verb: attack with dogs or set dogs upon

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The fisherman carefully selected the best bait for his catch.(漁師は自分の釣りに最適な餌を慎重に選んだ。)
She tossed the bait into the water, hoping for a bite.(彼女は水に餌を投げ入れ、魚がかかることを願った。)
In the depths of despair, love became the bait that lured him back.(絶望の深淵で、愛は彼を引き戻す餌となった。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: The children teased the new teacher
Verb: Don’t ride me so hard over my failure
Verb: His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): bait, cod, come-on, decoy, hook, lure, rag, rally, razz, ride, sweetener, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): assail, device, entice, mock, temptation

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): acoustic device, adapter, afterburner, agglomerator, airfoil, alarm, allurement, appliance, applicator, aspergill, autopilot, bait, beset, billiard marker, bird feeder, blindside, blower, bootjack, breathalyzer, breathing device, bubbler, buffer, bulldog, call, catapult, charger, clip-on, comb, comforter, conductor, contraceptive, converter, corer, corrective, crusher, cryptograph, cutoff, dampener, damper, decoy, deflector, dental appliance, depressor, deride, desecrate, detector, diestock, drive, drop forge, elastic device, electrical device, electronic device, energizer, exercise device, explosive device, fan, filter, fire extinguisher, flare, forbidden fruit, fumigator, gas fixture, groover, guard, heat exchanger, heater, holding device, hook, horn, hydrofoil, imprint, indicator, instrument, interlock, interrupter, jig, jump, key, keyboard, kinetoscope, knocker, lead on, lift, lifting device, lighter, machine, magnet, mechanism, memory device, molest, musical instrument, nest egg, noisemaker, optical device, override, paper feed, peeler, pick, power takeoff, prod, prompter, pull, rape, reassail, reflector, release, remote control, reset, restraint, ridicule, router, runner, rush, savage, scratcher, seduce, shoehorn, shoetree, shooting stick, shredder, sic, signaling device, snowshoe, sounder, source of illumination, stabilizer, stemmer, stool, straightener, strengthener, stylus, suction cup, support, sweatbox, synchroflash, take-up, tease, teaser, throwing stick, tilter, tongs, toy, trap, trigger, tweedle, valve, vaporizer, ventilator, washboard, water cooler

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): chum, fisherman’s lure, ground bait, jeer, kid, stool pigeon

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: Tantalus, bait, decoy, hook, lure, razzing, sweeten, tantaliser, tantalization, tantalizer, taunt, taunting, tease, teaser, teasing, twit

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: technology

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: fear, negative, trust