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? 你的狗咬人嗎?
She bit into the apple. 她咬了一口蘋果.
That dog just bit me in the leg. 那條狗剛咬了我的腿.
Stop biting your nails! 別再咬指甲了!
2 [Tn] (of an insect) sting; (of a snake) pierce (sb's skin) with its teeth （指昆蟲）咬、叮、蜇;（指蛇）咬
badly bitten by mosquitoes 被蚊子叮得很厲害
(joc 謔) We were bitten to death (ie bitten a great deal) by flies while camping. 露營時我們讓飛蟲咬得死去活來.
3 [I] (of fish) take or try to take the bait （指魚）吞餌, 吃餌, 咬餌
The fish won't bite today. 今天魚不上鉤.
(fig 比喻) I tried to sell him my old car, but he wouldn't bite, ie he didn't accept the offer. 我打算把我的舊汽車賣給他, 可是他不肯上鉤.
4 [I, Tn] (cause sb/sth to) smart or sting （使某人[某物]）感覺劇痛或刺痛
Her fingers were bitten by the frost/were `frost-bitten. 她的手指凍傷了.
5 [I] take a strong hold; grip sth firmly 緊握; 抓緊, 咬住（某物）
Wheels won't bite on a slippery surface. 車輪打滑.
6 [I] become effective, usu in an unpleasant way 見效（通常指壞事）
The miners' strike is really starting to bite. 礦工罷工就要真正顯出威力了.
7 (idm 習語) be bitten by sth have a strong interest in or enthusiasm for sth 對某事物有強烈的興趣; 熱衷於某事物
John's taken up stamp-collecting; he seems really bitten by it. 約翰已經著手集郵, 好像真入迷了. bite the `bullet accept sth unpleasant in a resigned way 硬著頭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 被打敗; 被拒絕
Another of my great ideas bites the dust! 我的一個好主意又碰壁了! bite the hand that `feeds one be unfriendly to or harm sb who has been kind to one 對有德於己的人懷惡意或加害; 忘恩負義. bite sb's head off (infml 口) criticize sb angrily (and often unfairly) 憤怒地批評某人（常為不公正地）
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 將某物一口吃下去
The dog gave me a playful bite. 狗咬著我玩兒.
(b) piece cut off by biting 咬下來的一塊
A bite had been taken out of my sandwich. 我的三明治給咬去了一口.
2 [sing] (infml 口) food 食物
I haven't had a bite (to eat) all morning. 整整一早晨我一口東西都沒吃.
3 [C] wound made by a bite or a sting 咬傷; 叮傷; 蜇傷
insect, mosquito, snake bites 蟲咬傷、蚊子叮傷、蛇咬傷.
4 [C] taking of bait by a fish 魚吞食誘餌; 上鉤
anglers waiting for a bite 等著魚上鉤的垂釣者.
5 [sing, U] sharpness; sting 尖刻; 刺痛
There's a bite in the air, ie It's cold. 寒風刺骨.
His words had no bite, ie were harmless or ineffective. 他的話里沒有尖刻的意思.
This cheese has a real bite, ie a strong flavour. 這乾酪的味可真厲害.
6 [U] cutting power or firm grip 切割能力; 緊抓; 緊握; 吃住
This drill has no bite. 這個鉆鉆不進去.
7 (idm 習語) 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 有做某事的第二次機會; 作第二次的嘗試.
?? 考研助記
白人(bi)特意(te) 咬了我一口 網友：秦瀟 補充：鄙人(bi)特意(te)咬了一口
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*[bait]n. 咬, 一口vt. 咬, 刺痛, 穿透vi. 咬, 刺痛, 穿透【醫】 Ж, 咬合, 咬瘋, 咬傷相關詞組: to bite sth back to bite someone's head off to bite the dust to bite at... to bite in... to bite off...
?? 醫學釋義
咬，咬合
?? 同為「CET-4」詞匯
permanentadj. 永久（性）的，永恒的，不變的，耐久的，持久的，經久的;穩定的;常務的，常設的;
n. 電燙發，燙發;