bite

英 [baɪt] 美[baɪt]

vt. 咬；刺痛
n. 咬；一口；咬伤；刺痛
vi. 咬；刺痛
abbr. 机内测试设备（Built-In Test Equipment）
n. (Bite)人名；(匈)比泰

近义词 pierce cut with nip teeth

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英英释义

1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful;: "all they had left was a bit of bread"

3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

4. a light informal meal

5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait;: "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"

6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality;: "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"

7. a strong odor or taste property;: "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"

8. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

9. a portion removed from the whole;: "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"

同义词辨析

bite, chew, gnaw, snap

这些动词均含有"咬，啃"之意。

bite：指用牙齿钳住或切断，或咬一口。

chew：指用牙磨碎。

gnaw：指连续不断用齿咬。

snap：指突然猛咬。

词组搭配

someone's bark is worse than their bite

said of someone whose fierce and intimidating manner does not reflect their nature

嘴巴狠，心肠软

考试真题

Families can look a bit more for where the residents are going to be happy, Dr.Sloane said.

Isn't it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink ( ' , 眨眼 ) of an eye? Doesn't a wallet—that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness—represent something that matters? But I'll leave the economics to the experts.

In critique, however, we are forced to depart, to give up the perfection we thought we had achieved for the chance of being even a little bit better.

But perhaps Plutarch is suggesting something slightly different, something a bit closer to Marcus Cicero's claim that one should criticize by creation, not by finding fault.

Dozens of children at a Utah elementary school had their lunch trays snatched away from them before they could take a bite this week.

Dozens of children at a Utah elementary school had their lunch trays snatched away from them before they could take a bite this week.

Could you tell me a bit about the business your company is doing?

What controls remain for the users will be audio-based, so, for example, you'll just have to say "a bit warmer", and the air conditioning will adjust automatically.

Well, it supposed to start at 6, but that's a bit of problem because people have difficulty getting through the traffic

I'm thinking about where to go for a bite tonight.

It is sometimes a bit depressing.

Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded.

Dozens of children at a Utah elementary school had their lunch trays snatched away from them before they could take a bite this week.

If you are not careful it will come around and bite you.

Just having a strong teacher for one elementary year left pupils a bit less likely to become mothers as teenagers, a bit more likely to go to college and earning more money at age 28.

Meanwhile, emerging technologies – the drones, 3D printers and smart-home devices of the world – now seem a bit too old to be called the next big thing.

Unfortunately for them ( ' , and often the taxpayers), our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia ( ' , meaning it takes a lot of energy to set them moving), and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion.

Charles, as a singer, do you ever make yourself cry when you sing? I wonder if you can tell me a little bit about your job as a radio announcer.

Corporate bonds are a bit more risky.

Taking a step that many professors may view as a bit counterproductive, some colleges and universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-capable iPods to their students.

That depends a little bit on the price.

So it's probably going to last a bit longer.

The woman seems a bit hard of hearing

They say they will be a bit late with the delivery.

But I'm a bit short on cash now.

It is sometimes a bit depressing.

Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that, so we laugh.

It must have come a bit expensive

It melted at temperatures a bit higher than those of today.

Someone once said that there's a bit of ice at the heart of every writer

But very often, a writer can appear to stand aside, and this detachment makes people feel there's a bit of ice in the heart.

The Language School wants me to do a bit of exam preparation, but also quite a lot of work in companies and factories, and a couple of children's classes.

Oh, and a bit of literature teaching

And I'd imagine you would be doing quire a lot of teaching outside the school, and moving around quite a bit.

But the first bite was a pleasant surprise, a little dry and lacking of taste, but at least a wing didn't get stuck in my throat.

Rabbits are very peaceful and certainly do not bite.

As a matter of fact, I'm feeling a bit cold.

As it happened, the bite was virtually painless: more the kind of small bite you might get from a naughty child.

Back in 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get.

Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you are sure you can eat.

But other books require a bit more work on your part.

Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags.

Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.

Hurrying to school every day and having to pass exams sounds a bit too much for her.

I think I was a bit rude to you.

It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see what's around them.

It's a bit like reading a foreign language.

Jason thought it was extremely amusing, but I was a bit disappointed.

Most of us, if we know even a little about where our food comes from, understand that every bite put into our mouths was formerly alive.

Now it occurred to him that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

So chris, tell us a bit about yourself.

So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities—and you'll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.

Still, I would rather be a bit more careful and live in a large city than to feel safe but dull.

Thank you george, but I've decided to travel a bit before finding another job.

There was a bit of me that didn't want to love this when everyone else on the planet did but the horror story is brilliant.

This one requires a bit of discipline.

Train yourself to " bite your tongue ", and with a little practice, you'll get really good at letting things go.

You haven't changed a bit after all these years.

You see, a bit of respect and cooperation can do the job better.

But it’s interesting to wonder if the images we see every week of stress-free, happiness-enhancing parenthood aren’t in some small, subconscious way contributing to our own dissatisfactions with the actual experience, in the same way that a small part of us hoped getting “ the Rachel” might make us look just a little bit like Jennifer Aniston.

实用场景例句

We were badly bitten by mosquitoes.: 我们被蚊子咬得不行。

She was bitten by the family dog.: 她被家里的狗咬伤了。

Stop biting your nails!: 别咬指甲了！

She bit into a ripe juicy pear.: 她咬了一口熟透了的多汁的梨。

Does your dog bite?: 你的狗咬人吗？

Come here! I won't bite! (= you don't need to be afraid): 过来吧！我不会咬人的！

He bit off a large chunk of bread./He bit a large chunk of bread off.: 他咬下了一大块面包。

Whenever possible, suggest she talks about it but be aware she may bite your head off for your trouble.: 找机会建议她谈谈这事儿，但是小心她可能会因为你多事儿而大发雷霆。

I must learn to bite my lip...: 我必须学会不乱说话。

He bit his tongue as he found himself on the point of saying 'follow that car'.: 他想说“跟上那辆车”，话到嘴边又咽了回去。

Local taxes are going to be taking a bigger bite out of people's income than they ever have before.: 地方税收在人们收入中的比重将超过以往任何时候。

The novel seems to lack bite and tension—even passion.: 这部小说乏善可陈，没有紧张的情节——甚至缺少激情。

After half an hour, the fish stopped biting and we moved on.: 半个小时以后，鱼儿不再咬钩了，我们只好换地方。

...bites of conversation.: 谈话的片段

She may be cynical about the film industry, but ultimately she has no intention of biting the hand that feeds her.: 她对电影业可能有些怀疑失望，但终究没有恩将仇报之意。

There may even be some wire or nylon biting into the flesh...: 甚至可能有一些金属丝或者尼龙线勒到肉里。

The car's tires bit loudly on the rutted snow in the street.: 汽车轮子碾入街道上布满车辙的雪里，发出很大的声响。

...the addition of tartaric acid to give the wine some bite.: 为增加红酒的口感而加入酒石酸

There was a bite in the air, a smell perhaps of snow.: 空气非常寒冷，似乎有雪的味道。

The teams have that extra bite when they are playing against their neighbours...: 这几支队伍与其邻近地区队伍交手时锐气更盛。

The recession started biting deeply into British industry.: 经济萧条开始对英国的工业产生严重影响。

It was time to go home for a little rest and a bite to eat.: 该回家休息一会儿，吃一点儿东西了。

When an infected mosquito bites a human, spores are injected into the blood...: 感染病毒的蚊子叮咬人之后，孢子便被注入血液中。

We were all badly bitten by mosquitoes.: 我们都被蚊子咬惨了。

Any dog bite, no matter how small, needs immediate medical attention.: 被狗咬后，不管伤口多小，都必须立即就医。

As the sanctions begin to bite there will be more political difficulties ahead...: 随着制裁开始产生严重的负面影响，政治上将面临更多的困难。

You cannot eat a bun in one bite.: 你不能一口吃下一个面包。

Both sisters bit their nails as children...: 两姐妹都像小孩儿一样咬指甲。

He bit into his sandwich...: 他咬了一口他的三明治。

He took another bite of apple...: 他又咬了一口苹果。

中文词源

bite 咬

来自PIE *bheid, 咬，撕，词源同bit, boat.

双语例句

1. Wendy popped in for a quick bite to eat on Monday night.: 温迪周一晚上过来匆匆吃了点儿饭。

2. I struck it away and got a bite on my forearm.: 我把它打跑了，但小臂被咬了一口。

3. Any dog bite, no matter how small, needs immediate medical attention.: 被狗咬后，不管伤口多小，都必须立即就医。

4. There was a bite in the air, a smell perhaps of snow.: 空气非常寒冷，似乎有雪的味道。

5. I had to bite back a yelp of surprise.: 我只好强忍住，没惊叫出来。

英文词源

bite: bite: [OE] The Old English verb bītan came from prehistoric Germanic *bītan, which also produced German beissen and Dutch bijten. The short-vowel version of the base, *bit-, was the source of bit, beetle, and probably bitter, and is also represented in various non-Germanic forms, such as Latin fidere ‘split’ (from which English gets fission). Bait came via Old Norse from a causal usage, ‘cause to bite’, and passed via Old French into abet (the possible source of bet).
=> beetle, bit, bitter, fission
bite (v.): Old English bitan (class I strong verb; past tense bat, past participle biten), from Proto-Germanic *bitan (cognates: Old Saxon bitan, Old Norse and Old Frisian bita, Middle Dutch biten, Dutch bijten, German beissen, Gothic beitan "to bite"), from PIE root *bheid- "to split, crack" (see fissure).

To bite the bullet is said to be 1700s military slang, from old medical custom of having the patient bite a lead bullet during an operation to divert attention from pain and reduce screaming. Figurative use from 1891; the custom itself attested from 1840s. To bite (one's) tongue "refrain from speaking" is 1590s. To bite the dust "die" is 1750 (Latin had the same image; compare Virgil's procubuit moriens et humum semel ore momordit). To bite off more than one can chew (c. 1880) is U.S. slang, from plug tobacco.
bite (n.): c. 1200, from bite (v).

词态变化

复数: bites;第三人称单数: bites;过去式: bit;过去分词: bitten;现在分词: biting;