bite2 ●●● S3 noun1 WITH YOUR TEETHusing teeth 用牙齒 [countableC]BITE the act of cutting or crushing something with your teeth 咬Antonio devoured half his burger in one bite. 安東尼奧一口就咬下半個漢堡包。
take/have a bite (of something/out of something)She picked up the sandwich and took a bite. 她拿起三明治咬了一口。
Can I have a bite of your apple? 我咬一口你的蘋果行嗎?
give somebody a biteSome fish can give you a nasty bite. 有些魚會把你咬得很痛。
Her body was covered in bite marks. 她渾身都是咬痕。
→4 See picture of 見圖 bite 2 WOUNDwound 傷口 [countableC]MIBITE a small hole made where an animal or insect has bitten you 被咬[叮,蜇]的傷口snake/ant etc bite 蛇咬的傷口/螞蟻叮的印子等
bite ofThe infection is passed by the bite of a mosquito. 這種疾病是通過蚊子叮咬傳染的。
3 a bite (to eat) informalDFMEAL a small meal 簡單的一餐We had a bite to eat and a couple of drinks before the flight. 起飛前我們簡單吃了點東西,喝了幾杯酒。
a bite (to eat)• Would he care to stay on for a bite to eat?• Saguaros in bloom, the glare of a horned owl and javelinas rooting for a bite to eat.• I cheekily went across to a detached cottage and asked if it was possible to get a bite to eat.• Very often it is this rod that gets a bite.• Actually, he found it in the back of his throat, where it lodged after he took a bite.• I took a bite out of the sandwich.• Examples: Apple shows an apple, with a bite taken out of it.• Seligson withdrew his candidacy and wrote a biting letter to Harleston. 4 TASTEtaste 味道 [uncountableU]CT a pleasantly sharp taste 濃烈的味道Goat’s cheese adds extra bite to any pasta dish. 羊乳奶酪會增加面食的香味。
5 COLDcold 冷 [singular]DNCOLD a feeling of coldness 冷意,寒意There was no mistaking the approach of winter; he could feel its bite. 冬天無疑已經臨近,他感到了寒意。
6 EFFECTIVENESSstrong effect 強烈的效果 [uncountableU]EFFECTIVE a special quality in a performance, piece of writing etc that makes its arguments very effective and likely to persuade people 〔表演、文章等的〕犀利,尖銳;感染力,說服力The film gains incisive bite from Sellers’ performance as the union chief. 這部影片因塞勒斯飾演工會領袖的表演而具有深深的穿透力。
7 FISHfish 魚 [countableC]DSO when a fish takes the food from a hook 吞餌;上鈎Sometimes I sit for hours and never get a bite. 有時候我坐上幾個鐘頭也沒有一條魚上鈎。
8. another/a second bite at the cherry British EnglishBrECHANCE/OPPORTUNITY a second chance to do something 第二次機會 9 jaw 颌 [countableC usually singular] technical the way that a person or animal’s top and bottom teeth touch when their mouth is closed 〔上下牙齒的〕齧合,咬合Our dentist said that Emmy should wear a brace to improve her bite. 我們的牙醫說埃米應該戴牙箍矯正牙齒的咬合。
→ love bite, sound bite, → somebody’s bark is worse than their bite at bark2(4)