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bite/bait/ v. & n.●v. (past bit /bit/; past part. bitten /ˈbit(ə)n/) 1 tr. cut or puncture using the teeth 咬；咬住 2 tr. (foll. by 后跟 off, away, etc.) detach with the teeth 咬下，咬掉 3 tr. (of an insect, snake, etc.) wound with a sting, fangs, etc. (昆虫、蛇等)咬，叮等 4 intr. (of a wheel, screw, etc.) grip, penetrate (轮子、螺丝等)拧紧，咬紧 5 intr. accept bait or an inducement 吞饵，上钩 6 intr. have a (desired) adverse effect 产生(想像中的)不良效果 7 tr. (in passive 用被动)a take in; swindle 欺骗；诈骗 b (foll. by 后跟 by, with, etc.) be infected by (enthusiasm etc.) 被(热情等)感染，迷住 8 tr. (as 作 bitten adj.) cause a glowing or smarting pain to 使感觉剧痛(或刺痛) (的) frostbitten 冻伤的 9 intr. (foll. by 后跟 at) snap at 咬，抓，叮 10 tr. colloq. worry, perturb [口]烦扰，使不安 what's biting you? 什么事使你烦恼？ ●n. 1 an act of biting 咬，叮 2 a wound or sore made by biting 咬伤，咬痛 3a a mouthful of food 一口(食物) b a snack or light meal 少量食物 4 the taking of bait by a fish (鱼的)吞饵，上钩 5 pungency (esp. of flavour) 辛辣(尤指味道) 6 incisiveness, sharpness 尖锐，锋利 7 = OCCLUSION 3 □ bite back restrain (one's speech etc.) by or as if by biting the lips 忍住(话语等)，把(话)咽下去 □ bite (or Brit. [英] bite on) the bullet slang behave bravely or stoically [俚语]勇敢，咬紧牙关 □ bite the dust slang [俚语] 1 die 死，阵亡 2 fail; break down 失败，破坏 □ bite the hand that feeds one hurt or offend a benefactor 伤害(或冒犯)行善者 □ bite a person's head off colloq. respond fiercely or angrily [口]愤怒地回答 □ bite one's lip see 见 LIP □ bite off more than one can chew take on a commitment one cannot fulfil 承担力所不及的事 □ once bitten twice shy an unpleasant experience induces caution 一次被咬，下次胆小 □ put the bite on US slang borrow or extort money from [美] [俚语]借钱；勒索钱财 □ biter n.[Old English bītan, from Germanic] |