单词 | bite¹ |
释义 | bite¹ /baɪt; baɪt/v bit, bitten, biting 1. [i,t] to cut or crush something with your teeth 咬:◇be careful of the dog. jerry said he bites. 当心那只狗。杰瑞说它会咬人。◇she bites her fingernails. 她咬自己的指甲。◇marta got bitten by a snake. 玛尔塔被蛇咬了。◇+ into i had just bitten into the apple. 我刚咬了一口苹果。 2. bite the dust informal to die, fail, be defeated, or stop working 【非正式】 死亡; 失败; 被击败; 停止运作:◇government plans to increase vat finally bit the dust yesterday. 政府欲增加增值税的计划昨天终于告吹了。 3. bite the bullet to decide to do something even though it is unpleasant 咬紧牙关,硬着头皮:◇the company had to bite the bullet and repair the fault in their product. 公司不得不硬着头皮补救他们产品中的漏洞。 4. [i] to start to have a serious effect on something 开始产生严重后果:◇the new tobacco taxes have begun to bite. 新的烟草税已经开始叫人吃不消。 |
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