bite

英 [ba?t] 美[ba?t]
  • vt. 咬;刺痛
  • n. 咬;一口;咬傷;刺痛
  • vi. 咬;刺痛
  • abbr. 機(jī)內(nèi)測(cè)試設(shè)備(Built-In Test Equipment)
  • n. (Bite)人名;(匈)比泰

英英釋意


1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful;
"all they had left was a bit of bread"
3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
4. a light informal meal
5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait;
"after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality;
"he commented with typical pungency"
"the bite of satire"
7. a strong odor or taste property;
"the pungency of mustard"
"the sulfurous bite of garlic"
"the sharpness of strange spices"
8. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
9. a portion removed from the whole;
"the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"