单词 | bite back |
释义 | bite back 1. phrasal verb If you bite back a feeling or something that you were going to say, you stop yourself from expressing it. [literary] Susan bit back the words she would like to have said. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] A scream rose to her lips again. She had to bite it back. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for bite If a person or a group of people who have been defeated, criticized, or insulted bite back, they respond strongly or angrily. [journalism] He is quickly on the attack, biting back at the questioner until the original question is lost. [VERB PARTICLE] |
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