单词 | bite |
释义 | bite 11 ENTRIES FOUND: Learner's definition of BITE 1 of a person or animal a : to press down on or cut into (someone or something) with the teeth咬 [+ object]
[no object]
b of an insect or snake : to wound (someone) by pushing a stinger, fang, etc., into the skin(昆虫或蛇)叮,蜇,咬 [+ object]
[no object]
2 [no object] : to grab and hold something without slipping抓紧,握紧(使不滑动) — usually + into
3 [no object] a of a fish : to take a fishhook and bait into the mouth and usually to get caught(鱼)咬饵,吞饵,上钩
b somewhat informal : to respond to or accept something that is being offered对…做出反应;接受 ◊ Someone gets you to bite by offering something you want so that you will do something desired.使上钩;使上当
4 [no object] chiefly British : to have a bad effect产生不利影响;产生不良后果
5 [no object] US slang, impolite : to be extremely bad极差的;糟糕的
bite back[phrasal verb] informal 1 : to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you反击;反驳;驳斥
2 bite back (something) or bite (something) back : to stop yourself from saying (something)把(话)咽回去;忍住不说
bite off more than you can chewinformal : to try to do too much : to take on more responsibility than you can handle承担力所不及的事;贪多嚼不烂;不自量力
bite someone's head offinformal : to yell at someone or to be very critical of someone especially very suddenly and without a good reason(突然无缘由地)对某人怒吼,大声指责某人
bite the bulletinformal : to do something unpleasant or painful because it is necessary even though you would like to avoid it硬着头皮做,咬紧牙关应付(不愉快或痛苦的事)
bite the dustinformal : to die or stop functioning死去;失灵;坏了
bite the hand that feeds youinformal : to harm someone who has helped or supported you伤害恩人;忘恩负义
bite your tongueinformal also bite your lip : to not speak : to stop yourself from saying something that you are tempted to say忍住不说;保持缄默
come back to bite you ◊ If something that you do comes back to bite you, it causes problems for you at a later time.留下后患
hair of the dog that bit youonce bitten, twice shy ◊ The expression once bitten, twice shy means that a person who has failed or been hurt when trying to do something is careful or fearful about doing it again.一次被咬,下次胆小;一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 — biternoun, plural biters [count] 2 bite /ˈbaɪt/ noun plural bites 2 bite /ˈbaɪt/ noun plural bites Learner's definition of BITE 1 [count] a : an act of biting咬
b : the way the upper and lower teeth come together咬合
2 a [count] : the amount of food eaten with a bite(咬下的)一口食物
b [singular] informal : a small amount of food : a snack or a small informal meal少量食物;小吃;便饭
3 [count] : a wound made by biting咬伤;叮伤;蜇伤
4 [noncount] : a bad effect : a negative impact不利影响;负面影响
5 [noncount] a : a sharp feeling or taste刺痛的感觉;刺激的味道
b : a sharp quality in something written, spoken, or performed(文字、话语或行为的)尖锐,尖刻,辛辣 ◊ Something that has bite usually expresses criticism in a strong and often clever way.通常指批评尖锐而巧妙。
your bark is worse than your bite — see also sound bite |
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