咬[yǎo]

动

1. bite; snap at

♦ ~不动 too tough to bite (or chew)

♦ ~一口 take a bite

♦ 被蛇~了 be bitten by a snake

2. grip; bite

♦ 这个旧螺母~不住扣儿了。 This old nut won't bite (or grip).

♦ 双方比分一直~得很紧。 The score was very close throughout the match.

3. (of a dog) bark

♦ 鸡叫狗~ cocks crow and dogs bark

4. incriminate another person (usu. innocent) when blamed or interrogated

♦ 别~好人。 Don't implicate the innocent.

5. 方 corrode (metals); irritate (the skin)

♦ 我最怕漆~。 I'm allergic to paint. or My skin is allergic to paint.

♦ 这把刀埋在地里让土~了。 The knife had been buried in the ground and was corroded.

6. pronounce; articulate

♦ 这个字他~不准。 He can't pronounce this word correctly.

7. be nitpicking (about the use of words)

♦ 咬字眼儿