bite, chew, gnaw, snap

名詞 bite:

1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
   同義詞：morsel, bit
3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
   同義詞：sting, insect bite
4. a light informal meal
   同義詞：collation, snack
5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality
   同義詞：pungency
7. a strong odor or taste property
   同義詞：pungency, sharpness, raciness
8. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
   同義詞：chomp
9. a portion removed from the whole

動(dòng)詞 bite:

1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
   同義詞：seize with teeth
2. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   同義詞：sting, burn
3. penetrate or cut, as with a knife
4. deliver a sting to
   同義詞：sting, prick

1. Another of my great ideas bites the dust!
   我的一個(gè)好主意又碰壁了。
2. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for snake bite.
   他因遭蛇咬而被送到醫(yī)院治療。
3. Their dog bit a hole in my trousers.
   他們的狗把我的褲子咬了個(gè)窟窿。
4. The little cat gave me a playful bite.
   小貓頑皮地輕輕咬了我一下。

bite

v.（動(dòng)詞）
bit[bt] bit.ten[bt.n] 或 bit bit.ing,bites
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cut, grip, or tear with or as if with the teeth.
咬：用牙或好象用牙撕、咬或扯

To pierce the skin of with the teeth, fangs, or mouthparts.
咬破，撕裂：用牙、齒或口器咬穿皮膚
To sting with a stinger.
螫，叮：用螫針螫
To cut into with or as if with a sharp instrument:
刺穿：用利器等刺穿：
例句：
The sword bit straight through the wooden shield.
劍鋒刺穿了木盾

To grip, grab, or seize:
握住、攫住或抓住：
例句：
bald treads that couldn`t bite the icy road; bitten by a sudden desire to travel.
光滑的鞋底在結(jié)冰的路面上打滑；突然對(duì)旅游產(chǎn)生了濃厚的興趣

To eat into; corrode.
腐蝕，侵蝕
To cause to sting or be painful:
刺痛，疼痛：
例句：
cold that bites the skin; a conscience bitten by remorse.
寒冷刺骨；受悔恨煎熬的良心

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To grip, cut into, or injure something with or as if with the teeth.
咬：用牙咬、?；蚺獋?/br>To have a stinging effect.
刺痛：產(chǎn)生刺痛的結(jié)果
To have a sharp taste.
有刺激味道的
To take or swallow bait.
上鉤：抓住或吞下誘餌
To be taken in by a ploy or deception:
上當(dāng)，被騙：被策略或詭計(jì)所欺騙：
例句：
tried to sell the Brooklyn Bridge, but no one bit.
想賣布魯克林橋，但沒人上當(dāng)

n.（名詞）
The act of biting.
叮，咬：咬，叮的動(dòng)作
A skin wound or puncture produced by an animal`s teeth or mouthparts:
傷口：被動(dòng)物牙齒或口器咬傷的皮膚上的傷口：
例句：
the bite of an insect.
昆蟲咬的傷口

A stinging or smarting sensation.
刺痛感：劇烈刺痛的感覺
An incisive, penetrating quality:
尖刻，尖銳：尖銳，鋒利或透徹的品質(zhì)：
例句：
the bite of satire.
尖刻的諷刺

An amount removed by or as if by an act of biting:
一口，少量：咬一口的量：
例句：
Rezoning took a bite out of the town`s residential area.
重新分區(qū)后在城市住宅區(qū)占了一小塊地方

An amount of food taken into the mouth at one time; a mouthful.
一口食物；一口，少量：一次吞入口的食物量；一口的量
Informal A light meal or snack.
【非正式用語】 點(diǎn)心：少量的一頓飯或零食
The act or an instance of taking bait:
上鉤：上鉤的行為或事例：
例句：
fished all day without a bite; an ad that got a few bites but no final sales.
一整天沒半條魚上鉤；這則廣告吸引了一些人上鉤，但最后還是沒有賣出東西

A secure grip or hold applied by a tool or machine upon a working surface.
固定器：在工作面上使用工具或機(jī)器的夾緊或固定裝置
The part of a tool or machine that presses against and maintains a firm hold on a working surface.
固定點(diǎn)，卡緊：工具或機(jī)器上緊壓工作面保持固定的部分
Dentistry The angle at which the upper and lower teeth meet; occlusion.
【牙科學(xué)】 牙齒的咬合：上下齒的咬合情況；牙咬合
The corrosive action of acid upon an etcher`s metal plate.
腐蝕：蝕刻器的金屬盤上的酸腐蝕
Slang An amount of money appropriated or withheld:
【俚語】 一筆錢：一次撥取或扣留的錢數(shù)：
例句：
trying to avoid the tax bite.
設(shè)法逃稅

<習(xí)慣用語>bite off more than one can chew
To decide or agree to do more than one can finally accomplish.
貪多嚼不爛：決定或同意做力所不能及的事
bite the bullet【俚語】
To face a painful situation bravely and stoically.
忍辱負(fù)重：勇敢冷靜得地面對(duì)困境
bite the dust【俚語】
To fall dead, especially in combat.
死亡：倒下死去，尤指在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中
To be defeated.
被打敗
To come to an end.
終結(jié)，結(jié)束
bite the hand that feeds (one)
To repay generosity or kindness with ingratitude and injury.
忘恩負(fù)義：對(duì)別人的慷慨和善良不但不感激，反而傷害別人
來源：
Middle English biten
中古英語 biten
from Old English botan * see bheid-
源自 古英語 botan *參見 bheid-

【引伸】
bit.able 或
bite.able
adj.（形容詞）
bit.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>bite,champ,gnawThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to seize and tear or grind something with the teeth.:
這些動(dòng)詞共有的中心含義是.用牙抓，撕或磨.：
例句：
bite into a ripe tomato;
咬一個(gè)熟透的西紅柿；

例句：
horses champing grain;
馬嚼谷物；

例句：
a dog gnawing a bone.
狗啃骨頭