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bite verb | noun
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bite / baIt ; baIt /verb (past tense bit) / bIt ; bIt / (past participle bitten) / 5bItn ; 5bItn / present participle biting
1. TEETH 牙齿, I,Tto use your teeth to cut, crush, or chew something咬:
•The dog bit him and made his hand bleed.那只狗把他的手咬出血了。
[+ into / through / at / down ]
•She bit into a croissant and took a sip of coffee.她咬了一口牛角面包，啜了一口咖啡。
•An adult conger eel can easily bite through a man's leg.成年的康吉鳗不费力就能咬穿人腿。
•Nina pushed her fist into her mouth and bit down hard .尼娜把拳头塞进嘴巴，拼命地咬下去。
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
bite your nails ( = bite the nails on your fingers, especially because you are nervous )咬指甲
•I wish I could stop biting my nails.我希望自己能改掉咬指甲的毛病。
bite your lip (=because you are upset or not sure what to say)〔因不安或不知道该说什么而〕咬着嘴唇
•She paused uncertainly, biting her lip.她犹豫着停了下来，咬着嘴唇。
2. INSECT / SNAKE 昆虫/蛇, I,Tto injure someone by making a hole in their skin〔昆虫〕叮，蜇;〔蛇〕咬伤;
⇒sting:
•I think I've been bitten.我好像被什么东西咬了。
•The dog's been badly bitten by fleas.狗被跳蚤咬得很厉害。
3. PRESS HARD 用力挤压, Iif an object bites into a surface, it presses firmly into it and does not move or slip卡紧，咬住，紧抓住:
[+ into ]
•The hooves of the galloping horses had bitten deep into the soft earth.驰骋的马儿在松软的泥土里踏出了深深的蹄印。
•He wore boots that bit into the ice.他穿了一双能卡住冰面的靴子。
4. EFFECT 效果, Ito start to have an unpleasant effect开始出现不好的效果:
•The new tobacco taxes have begun to bite.新的烟草税已经开始产生不良影响。
[+ into ]
•The recession is biting into the music industry.经济衰退渐渐影响到了音乐行业。
5. ACCEPT 接受, Ito believe what someone tells you or to buy something they are selling, especially when they have persuaded you to do this接受，相信:
•The new camcorders were withdrawn after consumers failed to bite.因为消费者没有接受，这几款新的摄像机撤出了市场。
6. FISH 鱼, Iif a fish bites, it takes food from a hook and so gets caught咬饵上钩:
•The fish just aren't biting today.今天鱼儿就是不咬饵。
7. bite your tongue to stop yourself from saying what you really think, even though this is difficult强忍住不说:
•She should have bitten her tongue.她应当忍住不说出来的。
8. bite the dust informalto die, fail, or be defeated死; 失败; 被打败:
•Italy's championship hopes eventually bit the dust.意大利队夺冠的希望最后化为了泡影。
9. bite the bullet informalto start dealing with an unpleasant or dangerous situation because you cannot avoid it any longer硬着头皮，咬紧牙关应付:
•I finally bit the bullet and left.我最后还是硬着头皮走了。
10. bite off more than you can chew to try to do more than you are able to do不自量力
11. he / she won't bite spokenused to say that there is no need to be afraid of someone, especially someone in authority他/她又不会咬你〔用于表示不用害怕某人，尤指当权者〕:
•Well go and ask him – he won't bite!去问问他吧 — 他又不会吃人！
12. what's biting you / her etc? spokenused to ask why someone is annoyed or upset你/她等有什么事不开心呢？
13. sth / sb bites spoken not politeused to say that you dislike someone or something very much or think that something is very bad某事物/某人很讨厌
14. once bitten, twice shy used to say that if you have failed or been hurt once, you will be more careful next time一回吃亏两回学乖; 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
15. bite the hand that feeds you to harm someone who has helped or supported you恩将仇报; 以怨报德
16. be bitten by the showbiz / travel / flying etc bug to develop a very strong interest in something迷上娱乐业/旅行/飞行等
⇒bite sb's head off at HEAD¹ (33)
⇒NAIL-BITING
 PHRASAL VERBS 
bite back
1. bite sth ↔ back to stop yourself from saying or showing what you really think强忍住不说出来:
•Tamar bit back the retort which sprang to her lips.塔马话已到嘴边，但是她忍住了，没有反驳。
2. to react strongly and angrily to something反击，回击:
[+ at ]
•Determined to bite back at car thieves, he wired his car to an electric fence.他决心回击盗车贼，把他的汽车连到了电网上。
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bitenoun
1. USING TEETH 用牙齿, Cthe act of cutting or crushing something with your teeth咬:
•Antonio devoured half his burger in one bite.安东尼奥一口就把汉堡包吃下了一半。
take / have a bite (of sth / out of sth)
•She picked up the sandwich and took a bite.她拿起三明治咬了一口。
•Can I have a bite of your apple?我咬一口你的苹果行吗？
give sb a bite
•Some fish can give you a nasty bite.有些鱼会把你咬得很痛。
•Her body was covered in bite marks .她浑身都是被咬的牙印。
2. WOUND 伤口, Ca small hole made where an animal or insect has bitten you被咬（叮，蜇）的伤口:
snake / ant etc bites蛇咬的伤口/蚂蚁叮的印子等[+of]
•The infection is passed by the bite of a mosquito.这种疾病是通过蚊子叮咬传染的。
3. a bite (to eat) informala small meal简单的一餐:
•We had a bite to eat and a couple of drinks before the flight.起飞前我们简单吃了点东西，喝了几杯酒。
4. TASTE 味道, Ua pleasantly sharp taste浓烈的味道:
•Goat's cheese adds extra bite to any pasta dish.羊乳奶酪会增加面食的香味。
5. COLD 冷, sing.a feeling of coldness冷意，寒意:
•There was no mistaking the approach of winter; he could feel its bite.不会错，冬天即将来临，他已经感到了寒意。
6. STRONG EFFECT 强烈的效果, Ua special quality in a performance, piece of writing etc that makes its arguments very effective and likely to persuade people〔表演或文章的〕犀利，尖锐; 感染力，说服力:
•The film gains incisive bite from Sellers' performance as the union chief.这部影片由塞勒斯饰演工会主席，他的演出使影片具有深刻的感染力。
7. FISH 鱼, Cwhen a fish takes the food from a hook吞饵; 上钩:
•Sometimes I sit for hours and never get a bite .有时我坐上几个钟头也没有一条鱼上钩。
8. another / a second bite at the cherry BrEa second chance to do something第二次机会
9. JAW 颌, C usually singulartechnicalthe way that a person or animal's top and bottom teeth touch when their mouth is closed〔上下牙齿的〕啮合，咬合:
•Our dentist said that Emmy should wear a brace to improve her bite.我们的牙医说埃米应该带牙箍矫正牙齿的咬合。
⇒LOVE BITE,SOUND BITE
⇒sb's bark is worse than their bite at BARK² (4)

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