bite
v
(pt bit, pp bitten)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn]
~ (into sth) cut into or nip (sth/sb) with the teeth 咬（某物[某人]）
Does your dog bite? ie Is it in the habit of biting people? 你的狗咬人吗?
She bit into the apple. 她咬了一口苹果.
That dog just bit me in the leg. 那条狗刚咬了我的腿.
Stop biting your nails! 别再咬指甲了!
2 [Tn] (of an insect) sting; (of a snake) pierce (sb's skin) with its teeth （指昆虫）咬、叮、蜇;（指蛇）咬
badly bitten by mosquitoes 被蚊子叮得很厉害
(joc 谑) We were bitten to death (ie bitten a great deal) by flies while camping. 露营时我们让飞虫咬得死去活来.
3 [I] (of fish) take or try to take the bait （指鱼）吞饵, 吃饵, 咬饵
The fish won't bite today. 今天鱼不上钩.
(fig 比喻) I tried to sell him my old car, but he wouldn't bite, ie he didn't accept the offer. 我打算把我的旧汽车卖给他, 可是他不肯上钩.
4 [I, Tn] (cause sb/sth to) smart or sting （使某人[某物]）感觉剧痛或刺痛
Her fingers were bitten by the frost/were `frost-bitten. 她的手指冻伤了.
5 [I] take a strong hold; grip sth firmly 紧握; 抓紧, 咬住（某物）
Wheels won't bite on a slippery surface. 车轮打滑.
6 [I] become effective, usu in an unpleasant way 见效（通常指坏事）
The miners' strike is really starting to bite. 矿工罢工就要真正显出威力了.
7 (idm 习语) be bitten by sth have a strong interest in or enthusiasm for sth 对某事物有强烈的兴趣; 热衷於某事物
John's taken up stamp-collecting; he seems really bitten by it. 约翰已经著手集邮, 好像真入迷了. bite the `bullet accept sth unpleasant in a resigned way 硬著头皮接受不愉快的事物. bite the `dust (infml 口)
(a) fall down dead 倒地而死.
(b) be defeated or rejected 被打败; 被拒绝
Another of my great ideas bites the dust! 我的一个好主意又碰壁了! bite the hand that `feeds one be unfriendly to or harm sb who has been kind to one 对有德於己的人怀恶意或加害; 忘恩负义. bite sb's head off (infml 口) criticize sb angrily (and often unfairly) 愤怒地批评某人（常为不公正地）
I was only five minutes late but she really bit my head off.
bite n
1 [C]
(a) act of biting 咬: eat sth in one bite 将某物一口吃下去
The dog gave me a playful bite. 狗咬著我玩儿.
(b) piece cut off by biting 咬下来的一块
A bite had been taken out of my sandwich. 我的三明治给咬去了一口.
2 [sing] (infml 口) food 食物
I haven't had a bite (to eat) all morning. 整整一早晨我一口东西都没吃.
3 [C] wound made by a bite or a sting 咬伤; 叮伤; 蜇伤
insect, mosquito, snake bites 虫咬伤、蚊子叮伤、蛇咬伤.
4 [C] taking of bait by a fish 鱼吞食诱饵; 上钩
anglers waiting for a bite 等著鱼上钩的垂钓者.
5 [sing, U] sharpness; sting 尖刻; 刺痛
There's a bite in the air, ie It's cold. 寒风刺骨.
His words had no bite, ie were harmless or ineffective. 他的话里没有尖刻的意思.
This cheese has a real bite, ie a strong flavour. 这乾酪的味可真厉害.
6 [U] cutting power or firm grip 切割能力; 紧抓; 紧握; 吃住
This drill has no bite. 这个钻钻不进去.
7 (idm 习语) sb's bark is worse than his bite => bark2. have/get two bites at the `cherry have a second opportunity to do sth; make a second attempt at doing sth 有做某事的第二次机会; 作第二次的尝试.
🎯 考研助记
白人(bi)特意(te) 咬了我一口 网友：秦潇 补充：鄙人(bi)特意(te)咬了一口
🔁 扩展释义
*[bait]n. 咬, 一口vt. 咬, 刺痛, 穿透vi. 咬, 刺痛, 穿透【医】 Ж, 咬合, 咬疯, 咬伤相关词组: to bite sth back to bite someone's head off to bite the dust to bite at... to bite in... to bite off...
🏥 医学释义
咬，咬合
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
permanentadj. 永久（性）的，永恒的，不变的，耐久的，持久的，经久的;稳定的;常务的，常设的;
n. 电烫发，烫发;