bite

verb

用牙齿 use teeth

1. 咬
   to use your teeth to cut into or through sth
   1. She was bitten by the family dog.
      她被家里的狗咬伤了。
   2. Stop biting your nails!
      别咬指甲了！
   3. She bit into a ripe juicy pear.
      她咬了一口熟透了的多汁的梨。
   4. Does your dog bite?
      你的狗咬人吗？
   5. Come here! I won't bite! (= you don't need to be afraid)
      过来吧！我不会咬人的！
   6. He bit off a large chunk of bread./He bit a large chunk of bread off.
      他咬下了一大块面包。

昆虫；蛇 of insect/snake

2. 叮；蜇；咬
   to wound sb by making a small hole or mark in their skin
   1. We were badly bitten by mosquitoes.
      我们被蚊子咬得不行。
   2. Most European spiders don't bite.
      大多数欧洲蜘蛛不咬人。

鱼 of fish

3. 咬饵；上钩
   if a fish bites , it takes food from the hook of a fishing line and may get caught

产生影响 have effect

4. 产生不良影响
   to have an unpleasant effect
   1. The recession is beginning to bite.
      经济衰退开始产生不良影响。

noun

用牙齿 using teeth

1. 咬
   an act of biting
   1. The dog gave me a playful bite.
      狗闹着玩地咬了我一下。
   2. He has to wear a brace to correct his bite (= the way the upper and lower teeth fit together) .
      他得戴着牙箍矫正牙齿的咬合。

食物 food

2. （咬下的）一口
   a small piece of food that you can bite from a larger piece
   1. She took a couple of bites of the sandwich.
      她咬了两口三明治。
   2. He didn't eat a bite of his dinner (= he ate nothing) .
      他一口饭也没吃。
3. 小量食物；简单的一餐
   a small amount of food; a small meal
   1. How about a bite of lunch?
      简单吃点午饭好吗？
   2. We just have time for a bite to eat before the movie.
      电影开演之前，我们只有匆匆吃一点东西的时间。

昆虫；动物 of insect/animal

4. 咬伤；叮伤；蜇伤
   a wound made by an animal or insect
   1. Dog bites can get infected.
      狗咬的伤口会感染。
   2. a mosquito/snake bite
      蚊子叮伤；蛇咬伤

浓郁的味道 strong taste

5. 浓香
   a pleasant strong taste
   1. Cheese will add extra bite to any pasta dish.
      干酪会增加面食的香味。

冷 cold

6. 寒冷；凛冽
   a sharp cold feeling
   1. There's a bite in the air tonight.
      今晚寒气刺骨。

强烈影响 powerful effect

7. 影响力；感染力
   a quality that makes sth effective or powerful
   1. The performance had no bite to it.
      这次演出毫无感染力。

鱼 of fish

8. 咬饵；上钩
   the act of a fish biting food on a hook

1. VERB 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.
   1. Both sisters bit their nails as children...
      两姐妹都像小孩儿一样咬指甲。
   2. He bit into his sandwich...
      他咬了一口他的三明治。
   3. He had bitten the cigarette in two...
      他已经把香烟咬成了两半。
   4. Every year in this country more than 50,000 children are bitten by dogs...
      每年这个国家有5万多儿童被狗咬伤。
   5. Llamas won't bite or kick.
      美洲驼既不会咬人也不会踢人。
2. N-COUNT （尤指对食物的）咬
   A bite of something, especially food, is the action of biting it.
   1. He took another bite of apple...
      他又咬了一口苹果。
   2. You cannot eat a bun in one bite.
      你不能一口吃下一个面包。
   3. A bite is also the amount of food you take into your mouth when you bite it.
      （食物的）一口
   4. Look forward to eating the food and enjoy every bite.
      盼着吃东西，享受每一口食物。
3. N-SING 一点儿食物
   If you have a bite to eat, you have a small meal or a snack.
   1. It was time to go home for a little rest and a bite to eat.
      该回家休息一会儿，吃一点儿东西了。
4. VERB 咬；叮
   If a snake or a small insect bites you, it makes a mark or hole in your skin, and often causes the surrounding area of your skin to become painful or itchy.
   1. When an infected mosquito bites a human, spores are injected into the blood...
      感染病毒的蚊子叮咬人之后，孢子便被注入血液中。
   2. We were all badly bitten by mosquitoes.
      我们都被蚊子咬惨了。
5. N-COUNT （被叮、咬后留下的）伤口，包
   A bite is an injury or a mark on your body where an animal, snake, or small insect has bitten you.
   1. Any dog bite, no matter how small, needs immediate medical attention.
      被狗咬后，不管伤口多小，都必须立即就医。
6. VERB 产生严重（或不良）影响
   When an action or policy begins to bite, it begins to have a serious or harmful effect.
   1. As the sanctions begin to bite there will be more political difficulties ahead...
      随着制裁开始产生严重的负面影响，政治上将面临更多的困难。
   2. The recession started biting deeply into British industry.
      经济萧条开始对英国的工业产生严重影响。
7. VERB 碾轧；切割；陷入
   If an object bites into a surface, it presses hard against it or cuts into it.
   1. There may even be some wire or nylon biting into the flesh...
      甚至可能有一些金属丝或者尼龙线勒到肉里。
   2. The car's tires bit loudly on the rutted snow in the street.
      汽车轮子碾入街道上布满车辙的雪里，发出很大的声响。
8. N-UNCOUNT （食物或酒的）浓郁味道，辛辣味
   If you say that a food or drink has bite, you like it because it has a strong or sharp taste.
   1. ...the addition of tartaric acid to give the wine some bite.
      为增加红酒的口感而加入酒石酸
9. N-SING 寒冷；刺骨
   If the air or the wind has a bite, it feels very cold.
   1. There was a bite in the air, a smell perhaps of snow.
      空气非常寒冷，似乎有雪的味道。
10. N-UNCOUNT （表演、文章等的）犀利，感染力
    If something such as a performance or a piece of writing has bite, it is exciting or effective.
    1. The teams have that extra bite when they are playing against their neighbours...
       这几支队伍与其邻近地区队伍交手时锐气更盛。
    2. The novel seems to lack bite and tension—even passion.
       这部小说乏善可陈，没有紧张的情节——甚至缺少激情。
11. VERB 上钩；咬钩；吞饵
    If a fish bites when you are fishing, it takes the hook or bait at the end of your fishing line in its mouth.
    1. After half an hour, the fish stopped biting and we moved on.
       半个小时以后，鱼儿不再咬钩了，我们只好换地方。
    2. Bite is also a noun.
       
    3. If I don't get a bite in a few minutes I lift the rod and twitch the bait.
       如果几分钟没有鱼上钩，我就提起钓竿晃动一下鱼饵。
12. N-COUNT 少许；少量；小部分
    A bite of something is a small part or amount of it.
    1. ...bites of conversation.
       谈话的片段
13. See also: love bite nail-biting
14. PHRASE 恩将仇报；以怨报德；忘恩负义
    If someone bites the hand that feeds them, they behave badly or in an ungrateful way towards someone who they depend on.
    1. She may be cynical about the film industry, but ultimately she has no intention of biting the hand that feeds her.
       她对电影业可能有些怀疑失望，但终究没有恩将仇报之意。
15. PHRASE 大发雷霆；乱发火儿
    If someone speaks or replies to you angrily, and you think they are being unfair or reacting too strongly, you can say that they bite your head off .
    1. Whenever possible, suggest she talks about it but be aware she may bite your head off for your trouble.
       找机会建议她谈谈这事儿，但是小心她可能会因为你多事儿而大发雷霆。
16. PHRASE 隐忍不言；绷紧嘴巴
    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.
    1. I must learn to bite my lip...
       我必须学会不乱说话。
    2. He bit his tongue as he found himself on the point of saying 'follow that car'.
       他想说“跟上那辆车”，话到嘴边又咽了回去。
17. PHRASE 抽出一部分，拿出一部分（钱）
    If something takes a bite out of a sum of money, part of the money is spent or taken away in order to pay for it.
    1. Local taxes are going to be taking a bigger bite out of people's income than they ever have before.
       地方税收在人们收入中的比重将超过以往任何时候。
18. someone's bark is worse than their bite → see: bark

1. Both sisters bit their nails as children
   两姐妹都像小孩儿一样咬指甲。
2. He bit into his sandwich
   他咬了一口他的三明治。
3. He had bitten the cigarette in two
   他已经把香烟咬成了两半。
4. Llamas won't bite or kick.
   美洲驼既不会咬人也不会踢人。
5. He took another bite of apple
   他又咬了一口苹果。
6. You cannot eat a bun in one bite.
   你不能一口吃下一个面包。
7. It was time to go home for a little rest and a bite to eat.
   该回家休息一会儿，吃一点儿东西了。
8. When an infected mosquito bites a human, spores are injected into the blood
   感染病毒的蚊子叮咬人之后，孢子便被注入血液中。
9. We were all badly bitten by mosquitoes.
   我们都被蚊子咬惨了。
10. Any dog bite, no matter how small, needs immediate medical attention.
    被狗咬后，不管伤口多小，都必须立即就医。
11. As the sanctions begin to bite there will be more political difficulties ahead
    随着制裁开始产生严重的负面影响，政治上将面临更多的困难。
12. The recession started biting deeply into British industry.
    经济萧条开始对英国的工业产生严重影响。
13. There may even be some wire or nylon biting into the flesh
    甚至可能有一些金属丝或者尼龙线勒到肉里。
14. The car's tires bit loudly on the rutted snow in the street.
    汽车轮子碾入街道上布满车辙的雪里，发出很大的声响。
15. There was a bite in the air, a smell perhaps of snow.
    空气非常寒冷，似乎有雪的味道。
16. The teams have that extra bite when they are playing against their neighbours
    这几支队伍与其邻近地区队伍交手时锐气更盛。
17. After half an hour, the fish stopped biting and we moved on.
    半个小时以后，鱼儿不再咬钩了，我们只好换地方。
18. She may be cynical about the film industry, but ultimately she has no intention of biting the hand that feeds her.
    她对电影业可能有些怀疑失望，但终究没有恩将仇报之意。
19. Whenever possible, suggest she talks about it but be aware she may bite your head off for your trouble.
    找机会建议她谈谈这事儿，但是小心她可能会因为你多事儿而大发雷霆。
20. I must learn to bite my lip
    我必须学会不乱说话。
21. He bit his tongue as he found himself on the point of saying 'follow that car'.
    他想说“跟上那辆车”，话到嘴边又咽了回去。
22. Local taxes are going to be taking a bigger bite out of people's income than they ever have before.
    地方税收在人们收入中的比重将超过以往任何时候。
23. I struck it away and got a bite on my forearm
    我把它打跑了，但小臂被咬了一口。
24. Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed.
    波利咬了一口苹果，嚼了嚼咽了下去。
25. This scar is from the bite of a dog.
    这是狗咬后留下的伤疤。
26. The bite of a mad dog is fatal.
    被疯狗咬伤会致死的。
27. He has been fishing all morning but hasn't had a single bite.
    他钓了一上午的鱼，但没有一条鱼咬钩。
28. Here's a bite to eat if anyone's hungry.
    这里有点吃的，谁饿了可以先点补点补。
29. Mosquitoes bite.
    蚊子会叮人。

  bite champ gnash gnaw【导航词义：咬】

  bite v. 咬；（蛇）咬伤；（昆虫）叮，蛰

〔辨析〕普通用词，强调用牙咬住、咬掉、把东西咬碎。

  champ v. 〈英〉大声咀嚼

〔辨析〕指嚼或吃食物时发出较大声响。

  gnash v. 咬（牙）

〔辨析〕通常只用于 gnash your teeth 这一习语中，表示因愤怒或痛苦而咬牙切齿。

  gnaw v. 咬，啃

〔辨析〕指用力咬或啃一件东西，含有连续不断的意思。

bite back (at sb/sth)

1. 反击；反驳
   to react angrily, especially when sb has criticized or harmed you

bite sth↔back

1. 忍住不说出某事；不流露情感
   to stop yourself from saying sth or from showing your feelings

bite into sth

1. 咬（或切、陷等）入某物
   to cut into the surface of sth

v.

be bitten by sth

• 对某事物着迷；热衷于某事物
  to develop a strong interest in or enthusiasm for sth
  1. He's been bitten by the travel bug .
     他迷上了旅游。

bite the bullet

• 硬着头皮对付不愉快的（或艰难的）情况；咬紧牙关应付
  to start to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation which cannot be avoided

bite the dust

• 失败；被打败；被摧毁
  to fail, or to be defeated or destroyed
  1. Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.
     每年有数以千计的小企业倒闭。
• 死
  to die

bite the hand that feeds you

• 伤害恩人；恩将仇报
  to harm sb who has helped you or supported you

bite your lip

• 忍住话；抑制情感的流露
  to stop yourself from saying sth or from showing an emotion

bite off more than you can chew

• 想一口吃成胖子；不自量力
  to try to do too much, or sth that is too difficult

bite your tongue

• 隐忍不言（避免祸从口出）
  to stop yourself from saying sth that might upset sb or cause an argument, although you want to speak
  1. I didn't believe her explanation but I bit my tongue.
     我不相信她的解释，但我忍着没有说出来。

I, etc. could have bitten my/his/her tongue out/off

• （表示后悔说出愚蠢的或令人尴尬的话）
  used when sb says sth stupid or embarrassing and immediately wishes they had not said it

bite/snap sb's head off

• 气愤地对某人大喊大叫；（尤指毫无道理地）呵斥某人
  to shout at sb in an angry way, especially without reason

n.

a bite at/of the cherry

• 做某事的机会（或时机）
  an opportunity to do sth
  1. They were eager for a second bite of the cherry.
     他们渴望能得到第二次机会。

sb's bark is worse than their bite

• 嘴硬心软；说话强硬，其实并不伤人；貌似凶狠
  used to say that sb is not really as angry or as aggressive as they sound

noun

1. a portion removed from the whole
   1. the government's weekly bite from my paycheck

2. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

   Synonym:    chomp

3. a strong odor or taste property
   1. the pungency of mustard
   2. the sulfurous bite of garlic
   3. the sharpness of strange spices
   4. the raciness of the wine

   Synonym:    pungencysharpnessraciness

4. wit having a sharp and caustic quality
   1. he commented with typical pungency
   2. the bite of satire

   Synonym:    pungency

5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
   1. after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite

6. a light informal meal

   Synonym:    collationsnack

7. a small amount of solid food
   1. all they had left was a bit of bread

   Synonym:    morselbit

8. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

9. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

   Synonym:    stinginsect bite

verb

1. penetrate or cut, as with a knife
   1. The fork bit into the surface

2. deliver a sting to
   1. A bee stung my arm yesterday

   Synonym:    stingprick

3. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
   1. Gunny invariably tried to bite her

   Synonym:    seize with teeth

4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   1. The sun burned his face

   Synonym:    stingburn