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。