-baiting
suffix uk/-beɪ.tɪŋ/ us/-beɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
（名词或形容词的后缀）惹恼（某人）（的）;打扰（某人）（的）;揶揄（某人）（的）
used to form nouns and adjectives that describe the act of intentionally trying to make a particular person or group of people angry by saying things to annoy, offend, or criticize them
a celebrity-baiting newspaper columnist 一个爱揶揄名人的报纸专栏作家
The comedian liked to indulge in a bit of media-baiting. 这名滑稽演员挺喜欢拿媒体开玩笑。
See also: race-baiting
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- He sees himself as an Establishment-baiting comedian.
- Morgan Spurlock is the film-maker behind the McDonald's-baiting "Super Size Me".
- He plays an audience-baiting ringmaster in a Union-flag waistcoat, top hat and tails.
- One of their best tracks is the simmering, church-baiting "Intervention".
- Antonio in the play is especially persistent in Jew-baiting.
- What did this week's top two most feminist-baiting opinion columns have in common?