- (of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into something in order to eat咬, 啃：
Rosa bit into a cream cake
罗莎咬了一块奶油蛋糕
with obj. he bit a mouthful from the sandwich他咬了一口三明治
the woman's arm was bitten off by an alligator.
那女人的一只手臂被鳄鱼咬掉了。
- with obj.(of an animal or a person) use the teeth in order to inflict injury（动物, 人）咬伤：
she had bitten, scratched, and kicked her assailant
她对袭击者又咬又抓又踢
no obj. it is not unusual for a dog to bite at its owner's hand.狗咬主人的手不是稀奇的事儿。
- with obj.(of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs（蛇）咬, （昆虫, 蜘蛛）叮, 蜇：
while on holiday she was bitten by an adder.
她度假时被蝰蛇咬伤。
- (of an acid) corrode a surface（酸）腐蚀：
chemicals have bitten deep into the stone.
化学物侵蚀到石头的深处。
- (of a fish) take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth（鱼）吞饵, 上钩。
- figurative (of a person) be persuaded to accept a deal or offer〈喻〉（人）上当：
a hundred or so retailers should bite.
大约有100个零售商会上当。
- with obj. informal annoy or worry〈非正式〉使生气, 使烦恼：
what's biting you today?
今天什么使你不开心？
- (of a tool, tyre, boot, etc. ) grip or take hold on a surface（工具）咬住, （轮胎）抓地, （鞋）着地不滑：
once on the slab, my boots failed to bite.
只要上了石板路, 我的靴子就打滑。
- (of an object) press into a part of the body, causing pain（物体）刺痛, 勒痛：
the handcuffs bit into his wrists.
手铐把他的手腕勒得很痛。
- figurative cause emotional pain〈喻〉使伤心, 使痛苦：
Cheryl's betrayal had bitten deep.
谢里尔的背叛太使人伤心了。
- (of a policy or situation) take effect, with unpleasant consequences（政策, 局势）产生不良影响, 造成不良后果：
the cuts in art education were starting to bite.
对艺术教育投入的削减开始产生不良后果。
- an act of biting into something in order to eat咬, 啃：
Stephen ate a hot dog in three big bites.
斯蒂芬三大口就把热狗吃下去了。
- a piece cut off by biting咬下的一块：
Robyn took a large bite out of her sandwich.
罗宾从她的三明治面包咬下一大块。
- informal a quick snack〈非正式〉三口两口吃下的一顿餐, 快餐：
I plan to stop off in the village and have a bite to eat.
我计划中途在那村庄停下随便吃点东西。
- a small morsel of prepared food, intended to constitute one mouthful供一口吃下的食品, 块, 丁：
bacon bites with cheese.
涂奶酪的腊肉片。
- figurative a short piece of information〈喻〉简短的信息。参见SOUND BITE.:
snack-sized bites of information.
一条条简短的消息。
- a wound inflicted by an animal's or a person's teeth咬伤：
Percy's dog had given her a nasty bite.
珀西的狗狠狠地咬了她一口。
- a wound inflicted by an insect or snake（虫的）叮, 蜇; （蛇的）咬：
my legs were covered in mosquito bites.
我的双腿满是蚊子叮的肿块。
- an instance of bait being taken by a fish（鱼的）上钩, 咬钩：
by four o'clock he still hadn't had a single bite.
到4点钟, 他还没有等到鱼上钩。
- Dentistry the bringing together of the teeth in occlusion【牙科】咬合。
- Dentistry the imprint of this in a plastic material【牙科】牙咬合印记。
- a sharp or pungent flavour浓烈的气味, 刺激性的气味：
a fresh, lemony bite.
新鲜的柠檬味。
- mass noun incisiveness or cogency of style（风格）犀利, 入木三分, 感染力：
the tale has added bite if its characters appear to be real.
倘若故事中的人物显得真实, 那么这个故事就更具感染力。
- a feeling of cold in the air or wind（寒冷或寒风引起的）刺痛感, 刺骨感：
by early October there's a bite in the air.
到10月初, 空气中就会有一种刺骨冰冷感了。
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; 刀子嘴, 豆腐心。
be bitten by the - bug
- develop a passionate interest in a specified activity开始迷上, 热衷于：
Joe was badly bitten by the showbiz bug at the age of four.
乔四岁就迷上了演艺活动。
bite the big one
- N. Amer. informal die〈北美, 非正式〉死去, 咽气。
bite the bullet
- decide to do something difficult or unpleasant that one has been putting off or hesitating over最终下定决心行动起来, 硬起头皮开始干。
- ORIGIN: from the old custom of giving wounded soldiers a bullet to bite on when undergoing surgery without anaesthetic.
bite the dust
- informal be killed〈非正式〉被杀死。
- figurative fail; come to an end〈喻〉失败; 结束, 终止：
she hoped the new course would not bite the dust for lack of funding.
她希望新的进程不会因为缺乏资金而失败。
bite the hand that feeds one
- deliberately hurt or offend a benefactor恩将仇报; 以怨报德。
bite someone's head off
- 见HEAD.
bite one's lip
- dig one's front teeth into one's lip in embarrassment, grief, or annoyance, or to prevent oneself from saying something（因尴尬、悲伤、生气或不愿开口）而紧咬着嘴唇。
bite one's nails
- chew at one's nails as a nervous habit（紧张时习惯性地）咬指甲, 焦躁不安。
bite off more than one can chew
- take on a commitment one cannot fulfil承担力所不及的事。
the biter bitten（或bit）
- used to indicate that someone is being treated in the same way as they have treated others, typically badly害人反害己; 骗人者反遭骗。
bite one's tongue
- make a desperate effort to avoid saying something一言不发, 死不开口：
I had to bite my tongue and accept his explanation
我只得一言不发地接受了他的解释。
one could have bitten one's tongue off
- used to convey that one profoundly and immediately regrets having said something话刚出口就懊悔不已。
once bitten, twice shy
- proverb an unpleasant experience induces caution〈谚〉一次吃亏, 下次小心; 一次被咬, 下次胆小。
put the bite on
- N. Amer. & Austral. informal borrow or extort money from〈北美, 澳, 非正式〉向…借（或勒索）钱财。
- ORIGIN: 1930s (originally US): bite, from the slang sense 'deception'.
take a bite out of
- informal reduce by a significant amount〈非正式〉大幅削减; 大量扣除：
commissions that can take a bite out of your retirement funds.
那些会大量吞掉你们退休基金的佣金。
biter
nounbite something back
- refrain with difficulty from saying something, making a sound, or expressing an emotion强忍着不说话（或不发声、不露感情）, 咽下：
Melissa bit back a scathing comment.
梅利莎把一句到了嘴边的尖刻话咽了下去。
bite something off
- cut short an utterance中断（说话）, 打住（话头）。