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/bɪt/ |
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1 | C a small piece of something 小片;小块 |
| I’ m having some cake. Do you want a bit? 我在吃蛋糕,给你也来一块怎么样? |
| +of He had bits of food stuck in between his teeth. 他的牙缝里塞了些食物屑。 |
| bits and pieces The wreckage was spread over a wide area in tiny bits and pieces. 残骸七零八碎,散落在各处。 |
| 1a | a part of something 一部分 | | The best bit in the film is the scene in the restaurant. 这部影片中最精彩的片断是餐馆里的那一幕。 | | +of Some bits of the jigsaw are missing. 拼图玩具有几块不见了。 | |
| 1b | a particular aspect of something (事物的)某一方面 | | In general, I like my job, but I don’ t enjoy the management bit. 总的来说,我喜欢我的工作,但是我不喜欢其中的管理部分。 | |
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2 | C computing the most basic unit of information that can be stored in a computer 位;比特 |
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3 | C a piece of metal put in a horse’ s mouth so that a rider can control it (马)嚼子,衔铁 |
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4 | C a tool or part of a tool used for cutting or making holes in things 刀头;钻头;钎头 |
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5 | bits plural BRITISH humorous a man’ s sex organs 男性生殖器 |
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6 | C usually plural AMERICAN old-fashioned an amount of money worth 12½ cents 125美分 |
| two bits 25美分 |
| 6a | a coin of a particular value 6便士/3便士等的硬币 | |
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- | bit by bit |
| gradually or in small stages |
| 逐步地;一点一点地 |
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| I’ ll move my things into the flat bit by bit. 我会把东西一点一点地搬进公寓。 |
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- | bits and pieces/bobs informal |
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1 | someone’ s possessions or furniture 财产;家具 | We have a few bits and pieces of furniture, but that’ s all. 我们有零星的几件家具,仅此而已。 | |
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2 | small individual things 零星小事物 | Then there are all the other bits and pieces involved in a wedding: invitations, photos, and car hire. 还有就是其他跟婚礼有关的零星琐事:发请帖、拍照和租车。 | |
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- | do your bit BRITISH informal |
| to do what you can to help , or to do your part of what has to be done |
| 尽自己的一份力量;尽本分 |
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| We felt good knowing that we were doing our bit. 知道自己在尽本分,我们感觉很高兴。 |
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- | get/take the bit between your teeth BRITISH |
| to start doing something with a determined attitude and a lot of energy |
| 下定决心 |
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| Once he’ s got the bit between his teeth, there’ s no stopping him. 一旦他下定决心,就没有什么能够阻止他。 |
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- | to bits informal |
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1 | into small pieces 成碎片 | The vase hit the floor and was smashed to bits. 花瓶掉到地板上,摔成了碎片。 | | fall to bits I’ ve only had these shoes a few weeks and they’ re already falling to bits. 这些鞋子我才穿了几个星期,现在就已经破烂不堪了。 | |
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2 | very much 非常 | He’ s thrilled to bits. 他非常兴奋。 | | I love you to bits. 我非常爱你。 | |
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See also | - bit part | - blow 1 | |
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