新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

bite

英 [baɪt]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

bites
1. [C 可数名词] 咬
A bite of something, especially food, is the action of biting it.
双语例句
例：
He took another bite of apple.
他又咬了一口苹果。
2. [C 可数名词] 一口的量
A bite of food is the amount of food you take into your mouth when you bite it.
双语例句
例：
Look forward to eating the food and enjoy every bite.
盼望吃到那个食物并享受吃它的每一口。
3. [SING 单数型名词] 少量吃的东西
If you have a bite to eat, you have a small meal or a snack.
双语例句
例：
It was time to go home for a little rest and a bite to eat.
是该回家休息一会儿，吃点东西了。
4. [C 可数名词] （叮、咬的）伤痕
A bite is an injury or a mark on your body where an animal, snake, or small insect has bitten you.
双语例句
例：
Any dog bite, no matter how small, needs immediate medical attention.
任何狗咬的伤口，无论多小，都需要立即就医。
5. [U 不可数名词] （食物、饮料等）够刺激的味道
If you say that a food or drink has bite, you like it because it has a strong or sharp taste.
双语例句
例：
The olive salad has to have bite and tang.
橄榄色拉的味道一定要够足够冲。
6. [C 可数名词] 上钩
When you are fishing, a bite is when a fish takes the hook or bait at the end of your fishing line in its mouth.
双语例句
例：
If I don't get a bite in a few minutes I lift the rod and twitch the bait.
如果好几分钟也不见鱼上钩，我就提起鱼竿猛拉钓饵。

PHRASE. 习语

bite the hand that feeds you
1. 恩将仇报
If someone bites the hand that feeds them, they behave badly or in an ungrateful way towards someone who they depend on.
双语例句
例：
She may be cynical about the film industry, but ultimately she has no intention of biting the hand that feeds her.
她对电影业也许有些冷嘲热讽，但终究不打算恩将仇报。
bite your lip , bite your tongue
1. 忍住不说
If you bite your lip or your tongue, you stop yourself from saying something that you want to say, because it would be the wrong thing to say in the circumstances.
双语例句
例：
I must learn to bite my lip.
我必须学会不随便说话。

VERB. 动词

bites , biting , bit , bitten
1. [I 不及物动词] 咬 , 咬伤
If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example, in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
双语例句
例：
Both sisters bit their nails as children.
这两姐妹在孩童时都啃指甲。
例：
He bit into his sandwich.
他咬了一口三明治。
例：
Every year in this country more than 50,000 children are bitten by dogs.
这个国家每年有五万多个孩子被狗咬伤。
2. [I 不及物动词] （蛇、虫等）叮咬
If a snake or a small insect bites you, or if it bites, it makes a mark or hole in your skin, and often causes the surrounding area of your skin to become painful or itchy.
双语例句
例：
When an infected mosquito bites a human, spores are injected into the blood.
受感染的蚊子叮人时，孢子就被注入人体血液。
3. [I 不及物动词] 产生严重影响
When an action or policy begins to bite, it begins to have a serious or harmful effect.
双语例句
例：
As the sanctions begin to bite there will be more political difficulties ahead.
随着制裁真正开始起作用，今后将会有更多的政治困难。
4. [I 不及物动词] 咬住 , 切入
If an object bites into a surface, it presses hard against it or cuts into it.
双语例句
例：
There may even be some wire or nylon biting into the flesh.
甚至可能有金属丝或尼龙勒进肉里。
5. [I 不及物动词] 上钩
If a fish bites when you are fishing, it takes the hook or bait at the end of your fishing line in its mouth.
双语例句
例：
After half an hour, the fish stopped biting and we moved on.
过了半小时，鱼不再上钩，我们就走开了。