英语词汇“bite back”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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

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 questionis lost. [VERB PARTICLE]

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单词	bite back
释义	Trends of bite back View usage for: 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 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 questionis lost. [VERB PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for bite bite back in British English verb (tr, adverb) to restrain (a hurtful, embarrassing, or indiscreet remark); avoid saying Examples of 'bite back' in a sentence bite back The triple white stripes say : I bite back. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But you need to bite back impatience to get good results from cash talks. The Sun (2016) The Big Apple is going to bite back. Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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