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(of a person or animal)use the teeth to cut into something in order to eat
咬，啃
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Rosa bit into a cream cake 罗莎咬了一块奶油蛋糕
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he bit a mouthful from the sandwich 他咬了一口三明治
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the woman's arm was bitten off by an alligator. 那女人的一只手臂被鳄鱼咬掉了。
[with obj.](of an animal or a person)use the teeth in order to inflict injury
（动物，人）咬伤
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she had bitten, scratched, and kicked her assailant 她对袭击者又咬又抓又踢
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it is not unusual for a dog to bite at its owner's hand. 狗咬主人的手不是稀奇的事儿。
[with obj.](of a snake, insect, or spider)wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs
（蛇）咬，（昆虫，蜘蛛）叮，蜇
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while on holiday she was bitten by an adder. 她度假时被蝰蛇咬伤。
(of an acid)corrode a surface
（酸）腐蚀
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chemicals have bitten deep into the stone. 化学物侵蚀到石头的深处。
(of a fish)take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth
（鱼）吞饵，上钩。
〈喻〉 （人）上当
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a hundred or so retailers should bite. 大约有１００个零售商会上当。
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〈非正式〉 使生气，使烦恼
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what's biting you today? 今天什么使你不开心？
(of a tool, tyre, boot, etc. )grip or take hold on a surface
（工具）咬住，（轮胎）抓地，（鞋）着地不滑
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once on the slab, my boots failed to bite. 只要上了石板路，我的靴子就打滑。
(of an object)press into a part of the body, causing pain
（物体）刺痛，勒痛
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the handcuffs bit into his wrists. 手铐把他的手腕勒得很痛。
〈喻〉 使伤心，使痛苦
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Cheryl's betrayal had bitten deep. 谢里尔的背叛太使人伤心了。
(of a policy or situation)take effect, with unpleasant consequences
（政策，局势）产生不良影响，造成不良后果
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the cuts in art education were starting to bite. 对艺术教育投入的削减开始产生不良后果。
an act of biting into something in order to eat
咬，啃
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Stephen ate a hot dog in three big bites. 斯蒂芬三大口就把热狗吃下去了。
a piece cut off by biting
咬下的一块
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Robyn took a large bite out of her sandwich. 罗宾从她的三明治面包咬下一大块。
〈非正式〉 三口两口吃下的一顿餐，快餐
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I plan to stop off in the village and have a bite to eat. 我计划中途在那村庄停下随便吃点东西。
a small morsel of prepared food, intended to constitute one mouthful
供一口吃下的食品，块，丁
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bacon bites with cheese. 涂奶酪的腊肉片。
〈喻〉 简短的信息。参见<Bold>SOUND BITE</Bold>.
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snack-sized bites of information. 一条条简短的消息。
a wound inflicted by an animal's or a person's teeth
咬伤
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Percy's dog had given her a nasty bite. 珀西的狗狠狠地咬了她一口。
a wound inflicted by an insect or snake
（虫的）叮，蜇；（蛇的）咬
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my legs were covered in mosquito bites. 我的双腿满是蚊子叮的肿块。
an instance of bait being taken by a fish
（鱼的）上钩，咬钩
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by four o'clock he still hadn't had a single bite. 到４点钟，他还没有等到鱼上钩。
【牙科】 咬合。
【牙科】 牙咬合印记。
a sharp or pungent flavour
浓烈的气味，刺激性的气味
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a fresh, lemony bite. 新鲜的柠檬味。
[mass noun]incisiveness or cogency of style
（风格）犀利，入木三分，感染力
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the tale has added bite if its characters appear to be real. 倘若故事中的人物显得真实，那么这个故事就更具感染力。
a feeling of cold in the air or wind
（寒冷或寒风引起的）刺痛感，刺骨感
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by early October there's a bite in the air. 到１０月初，空气中就会有一种刺骨冰冷感了。
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someone's bark is worse than their bite said of someone whose fierce and intimidating manner does not reflect their nature 嘴巴狠，心肠软；刀子嘴，豆腐心 -
be bitten by the — bug develop a passionate interest in a specified activity 开始迷上，热衷于Joe was badly bitten by the showbiz bug at the age of four. 乔四岁就迷上了演艺活动 -
bite the big one N. Amer. informal die 〈北美，非正式〉 死去，咽气 -
bite the bullet decide to do something difficult or unpleasant that one has been putting off or hesitating over 最终下定决心行动起来，硬起头皮开始干 -
［ORIGIN from the old custom of giving wounded soldiers a bullet to bite on when undergoing surgery without anaesthetic．］
bite the dust informal be killed 〈非正式〉 被杀死 -
figurative fail; come to an end 〈喻〉 失败；结束，终止she hoped the new course would not bite the dust for lack of funding. 她希望新的进程不会因为缺乏资金而失败 -
bite the hand that feeds one deliberately hurt or offend a benefactor 恩将仇报；以怨报德 -
bite someone's head off 见HEAD. bite one's lip dig one's front teeth into one's lip in embarrassment, grief, or annoyance, or to prevent oneself from saying something （因尴尬、悲伤、生气或不愿开口）而紧咬着嘴唇 -
bite one's nails chew at one's nails as a nervous habit （紧张时习惯性地）咬指甲，焦躁不安 -
bite off more than one can chew take on a commitment one cannot fulfil 承担力所不及的事 -
the biter bitten （或bit ） used to indicate that someone is being treated in the same way as they have treated others, typically badly 害人反害己；骗人者反遭骗 -
bite one's tongue make a desperate effort to avoid saying something 一言不发，死不开口I had to bite my tongue and accept his explanation 我只得一言不发地接受了他的解释 -
one could have bitten one's tongue off used to convey that one profoundly and immediately regrets having said something 话刚出口就懊悔不已 -
once bitten, twice shy proverb an unpleasant experience induces caution 〈谚〉 一次吃亏，下次小心；一次被咬，下次胆小 -
put the bite on N. Amer. &Austral. informal borrow or extort money from 〈北 美，澳，非正式〉 向…借（或勒索）钱财 -
［ORIGIN 1930s （originally US）
bite , from the slang sense ‘deception’．］take a bite out of informal reduce by a significant amount 〈非正式〉 大幅削减；大量扣除commissions that can take a bite out of your retirement funds. 那些会大量吞掉你们退休基金的佣金
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bite something back refrain with difficulty from saying something, making a sound, or expressing an emotion 强忍着不说话（或不发声、不露感情），咽下Melissa bit back a scathing comment. 梅利莎把一句到了嘴边的尖刻话咽了下去 -
bite something off cut short an utterance 中断（说话），打住（话头）
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bite off 咬断
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have/take a bite （快速地）吃点东西
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bite back 忍住；抑制
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bite off more than one can chew 承担力所不及的事
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