bate¹

KK: [bеt] DJ: [bеit]

vt.

vi.

bate²

KK: [bеt] DJ: [bеit]

n.

vt.

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

Brit. informal, dated an angry mood.

C19: from bait in the sense ‘torment’.

v.

Falconry (of a hawk) beat the wings in agitation and flutter off the perch.

ME: from OFr. batre ‘to beat’ (see also batter¹).

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》