bite/baɪt/ (bit/bɪt/, bitten /'bɪt(ə)n/; biting)

vt

1. 咬；咬断，咬掉

• The dog bit him in the leg. 那条狗咬了他的腿。

2. 咬成，咬出

• The rat bit a hole in the box. 老鼠在箱子上咬了一个洞。

3. (利器等)刺穿

• The sword bit him to the bone. 剑刺到了他的骨头。

4. (风等)使感到刺痛

5. (欲望或兴趣)迷往，缠住

• Toby is bitten by billiards crazily these days. 托比最近疯狂地迷上了台球。

• be bitten by a lust for gain 利欲熏心

6. 腐蚀

7. 口 使烦恼

• What's biting her? 她在愁什么呢？

vi

1. (昆虫)叮，螫

• The mosquitoes are biting here. 这儿有蚊子咬。

2. (鱼)吞饵；(人)上钩

• The fish is biting. 鱼咬钩了。

3. 产生影响，起作用

• Will the new measures bite? 新的措施会起作用吗？

bite the bullet 见bullet bite off more than you can chew 试图做太多或太难的事 bite the hand that feeds one 恩将仇报，忘恩负义 bite one's tongue 强忍着不说

• I know what's going wrong with him, but I'll bite my tongue. 我知道他什么地方出问题了，但我忍住不说。

Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小。