释义 |
Verb: bite (bit,bitten) bIt- To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
"Gunny invariably tried to bite her" - seize with teeth - Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- sting, burn - Penetrate or cut, as with a knife
"The fork bit into the surface" - Deliver a sting to
- sting, prick Noun: bite bIt- A wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- A small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- morsel, bit - A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- sting, insect bite - A light informal meal
- collation, snack - (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
"after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" - Wit having a sharp and caustic quality
"the bite of satire" - pungency - A strong odour or taste property
"the sulphurous bite of garlic" - pungency, sharpness, raciness - The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- chomp - A portion removed from the whole
"the government's weekly bite from my paycheque"
Sounds like: bight, byte Derived forms: bites, bitten, bit, biting See also: bite off, biter Type of: ache, deduction, drollness, eating, feeding, grip, harm, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], hurt, injury, lesion, meal, mouthful, pierce, repast, smart, spice, spicery, spiciness, subtraction, success, taste, trauma, wit, witticism, wittiness, wound Encyclopedia: Bite |