| 单词 | to rise to the bait |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rise to the bait d. intransitive. figurative. Of a person: to react to provocation. Chiefly in to rise to the bait. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > act fraudulently, cheat [verb (intransitive)] > be deceived to get a geck1568 rise1863 to fall for ——1902 1863 G. A. Lawrence Border & Bastille iii. 54 The lady was a vehement Unionist, and ‘rose’, very freely, on the subject of the war. 1884 G. Allen Strange Stories 204 He rose to the fly with a charming simplicity. 1932 E. M. Brent-Dyer Chalet Girls in Camp xii. 193 ‘I said it to make Juliet rise—and she hasn't risen!’ cried Jo. 1966 Listener 6 Oct. 507/2 I should perhaps apologise for having risen to the bait of Mr Wilkinson's provocative letter. 1992 Wall St. Jrnl. 25 Nov. a11/4 He was expected to rise to the bait offered by the question. < as lemmas |
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