Rise to the bait 的意思就是“be tempted by or react to an enticement”，就好像鱼吃饵一样，例如：
Mr. Zhao again rose to the bait set by the guys.
赵先生又上了那帮人的圈套了。
We told him there'd be lots of single young women at the party, and he rose to the bait.
我们告诉他聚会上会有很多单身女人，他就上套了。