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单词 bite
释义 bite
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
USE TEETH 咬
 ESSENTIAL  intransitive or transitive
■to use your teeth to cut into something or someone 咬;叮;螫
He bit into the apple.他咬了一口苹果。
An insect bit me on the arm.有一只小虫子叮了我的手臂。
He bites his fingernails.他咬指甲。
intransitive
■When a fish bites, it swallows the food on the hook (= curved piece of wire) at the end of a fishing line (鱼)上钩,上钓,吞饵
The fish aren't biting today.今天鱼不上钓。
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
AFFECT BADLY 不良影响
intransitive
■to have a bad or unpleasant effect 产生不良影响,起不良作用
Higher mortgage rates are beginning to bite.较高的贷款利率现在开始出现不良后果了。
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
SHOW INTEREST 感兴趣
intransitive
■to show interest in buying something 对于买…感兴趣
The new service is now available but clients don't seem to be biting.现在有了这种新服务,但客户好像不怎么感兴趣。
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
bite sb's head off informal
■to speak to someone in a quick angry way, for no good reason 无缘无故地对(某人)发火,莫名其妙地对(某人)发脾气
I only asked if I could help - there's no need to bite my head off!我只是问一下我能否帮上忙——没必要无缘无故地对我发火!
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
bite your lip
■to prevent yourself from showing your reaction to something by speaking or laughing 忍住话;抑制情感流露
I really wanted to laugh - I had to bite my lip.我真的想笑——但我只能忍住。
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
bite your tongue
■to stop yourself from saying something which you would really like to say 缄口不语
I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I had to bite my tongue.我本想明确告诉他我对他的看法,但我不得不保持沉默。
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
Bite me! offensive US
■used to say to someone that they have made you feel angry or embarrassed 少跟我来这一套!
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
bite off more than you can chew informal
■to try to do something which is too difficult for you 承担力所不及的事;不自量力
Clinton conceded, "We bit off more than we could chew in our original health care reform proposals."克林顿承认:“我们最初的医疗改革计划超出了能力。”
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
bite the bullet
■to force yourself to do something unpleasant or difficult, or to be brave in a difficult situation 咬紧牙关应付,硬着头皮应付;勇敢地面对
I hate going to the dentist, but I suppose I'll just have to bite the bullet.我不愿去看牙医,但看来我不得不硬着头皮去。
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
bite the dust
■to fall so that your body hits the ground heavily 重重倒在地上
As they came round the bend several riders bit the dust.几个车手在转弯时摔倒了。
■* to die
■* to end in failure 失败,完蛋
His career bit the dust when he lost his job.失业后,他的事业也以失败告终。
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
bite the hand that feeds you
■to act badly towards the person who is helping or has helped you 恩将仇报,忘恩负义
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
come back to bite you
■If something will come back to bite you, it will become a bigger problem in the future because you have not dealt with it. 得到报应
If I don't do something now, the issue might come back to bite me.如果我现在不采取措施,将来可能会受到这件事的拖累。
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
sb/sth won't bite humorous
■you do not need to be frightened of a particular person or thing …不用害怕
Just go and ask her - she won't bite.你去问问她——别怕,她不会咬你的。
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
  Phrasal Verbs   [M] bite sth back UK
■to stop yourself from saying something or from expressing an emotion 忍住(话),抑制(情感)
bite back tears/laughter忍住眼泪/笑声
[baɪt] verb (bit, bitten)
  Phrasal Verbs   bite into sth
■to reduce something valuable 使…贬值
People are worried about inflation biting into their savings and investments.人们担心通货膨胀使自己的储蓄和投资贬值。
[baɪt] noun
USE TEETH 咬
countable
■when you bite something 咬,叮
He took a bite (= bit a piece) out of the apple.他咬了一口苹果。
He had two bites of apple.他咬了两口苹果。
countable
■a sore place or injury where an animal or insect has bitten you 咬伤;叮痕
only singular
■when a fish bites the hook (= curved piece of wire) on the end of a fishing line and is caught (鱼的)吞饵
have a bite to eat (also have a quick bite) informal
■to eat some food or a small meal 吃点儿东西
[baɪt] noun
STRONG TASTE 强烈味道
uncountable
■If food has bite, it has a sharp or strong taste 强烈的味道,辛辣的味道
I like mustard with a bit of bite.我喜好味道稍微辛辣的芥末。
[baɪt] noun
STRONG EFFECT 强烈影响
uncountable
■a powerful effect 强烈的影响
This satire has (real) bite.这篇讽刺作品很有感染力。
[baɪt] noun
another /a second bite of the cherry
■another opportunity to do something 做…的第二次机会
He missed a medal in the 100m, but will get a second bite of the cherry in the 400m.他失去了100米赛跑的金牌,不过在400米赛跑中仍有机会。
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