1 [I,T] bite (into sth);bite (sb/sth) to cut or attack sb/sth with your teeth 咬:
Don't worry about the dog -- she never bites.不用担心那只狗,它从不咬人。The cat bit me.那猫咬我。He picked up the bread and bit into it hungrily.他拿起面包就咬,像是饿极了。☞picture at lick 见 lick 插图
2 [I,T] (used about some insects and animals) to push a sharp point into your skin and cause pain (指某些昆虫及野兽)咬,叮:
He was bitten by a snake/mosquito/spider.他被蛇/蚊子/蜘蛛咬。☞Wasps, bees and jellyfish do not bite you. They sting you. 黄蜂、蜜蜂和水母蜇人不用 bite,用 sting。
3 [I] to begin to have an unpleasant effect 开始产生不良影响:
In the South the job losses are starting to bite.在南部,失业的情况开始产生不良影响。
bite sb's head off to answer sb in a very angry way 愤怒地回答;凶巴巴地回答
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/baɪt ||; baɪt/noun
1 [C] a piece of food that you can put into your mouth 一口食物:
She took a big bite of the apple.她咬了一大口苹果。
2 [C] a painful place on the skin made by an insect, snake, dog, etc (被昆虫、蛇、狗等叮咬后的)痛处:
I'm covered in mosquito bites.我浑身是蚊子咬的包。
3 [sing] (informal 非正式) a small meal; a snack 量不多的饭;点心:
Would you like a bite to eat before you go?你想不想在走之前吃点东西?
bite1/baIt; baIt/v past tense bit /bIt; bIt/past participle bitten /ˋbItṇ; ˈbItn/present participle biting 1 [I,T] to use your teeth to cut or chew something 咬: Be careful of the dog. Jerry said he bites. 当心那只狗﹐杰瑞说它会咬人。+into/through/at/down She bit into an apple. 她咬了一口苹果。An adult conger eel can bite through a man's leg. 一条成年康吉鳗能咬穿人的腿。bite sth off a man whose arm was bitten off by an alligator 被鳄鱼咬掉一条胳膊的男子I wish I could stop biting my nails (=biting the nails on my fingers). 我真希望我可以停止啃指甲。2 [I,T] if an insect or snake bites, it injures someone by making a hole in their skin [→ sting]〔昆虫〕叮﹐蛰;〔蛇〕咬伤: I think I’ve been bitten. 我想我被蛰了。The dog's been bitten by fleas. 那条狗被跳蚤咬了。3 [I] to start to have an unpleasant effect 开始产生不良影响: The new tobacco taxes have begun to bite. 新的烟草税已经开始产生不良影响了。4 bite the dustinformal to die, fail, or be defeated【非正式】死亡﹔失败﹔被击败: Their hopes of winning the championship have finally bitten the dust. 他们想在锦标赛胜出的希望最后化为了泡影。5 bite the bullet to start dealing with an unpleasant situation because you can no longer avoid it 硬着头皮对付﹐咬紧牙根应付: I finally bit the bullet and paid. 我最后咬咬牙把钱付了。
bite2n 1 [C] when you cut or chew something with your teeth 咬: take/have a bite (of sth/out of sth) He took a bite of the cheese. 他咬了一口乳酪。Can I have a bite of your apple? 我能咬一口你的苹果吗?give sb a bite The dog gave her a nasty bite. 那条狗狠狠地咬了她一口。Antonio ate half his burger in one bite. 安东尼奥一口就吃掉了半个汉堡包。2 [C] a wound made when an animal or insect bites you [→ sting] 被咬[叮﹑螫]的伤口: snake/mosquito/ant etc bites I’m covered in mosquito bites! 我满身都是蚊子叮的伤!3 a bite (to eat)informal a small meal【非正式】简单的一餐: Let's have a bite to eat before we go. 我们吃点简单的东西再走吧。
bitebitebites2noun1a piece of food that you can put in your mouth: He took a bite of his sandwich.2a painful place on your skin made by an insect or an animal: a snake bitebitebitebitesbitbitingbitten1verb (bites, biting, bit/, has bitten)1to cut something with your teeth: That dog bit my leg!2If an insect or snake bites you, it hurts you by pushing a small sharp part into your skin: I've been bitten by mosquitoes. see Picture Dictionary for video