/baɪt; baɪt/
v (pt bit/ bIt; bIt/, pp bitten/ 5bItn;`bItn/)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (into sth) cut into or nip (sth/sb) with the teeth 咬（某物[某人]）
*Does your dog bite? ie Is it in the habit of biting people? 你的狗咬人吗?
* She bit into the apple. 她咬了一口苹果.
* That dog just bit me in the leg. 那条狗刚咬了我的腿.
* Stop biting your nails! 别再咬指甲了!
2 [Tn] (of an insect) sting; (of a snake) pierce (sb's skin) with its teeth （指昆虫）咬、叮、蜇;（指蛇）咬
*badly bitten by mosquitoes 被蚊子叮得很厉害
* (joc 谑) We were bitten to death (ie bitten a great deal) by flies while camping. 露营时我们让飞虫咬得死去活来.
3 [I] (of fish) take or try to take the bait （指鱼）吞饵, 吃饵, 咬饵
*The fish won't bite today. 今天鱼不上钩.
* (fig 比喻) I tried to sell him my old car, but he wouldn't bite, ie he didn't accept the offer. 我打算把我的旧汽车卖给他, 可是他不肯上钩.
4 [I, Tn] (cause sb/sth to) smart or sting （使某人[某物]）感觉剧痛或刺痛
*Her fingers were bitten by the frost/were `frost-bitten. 她的手指冻伤了.
5 [I] take a strong hold; grip sth firmly 紧握; 抓紧, 咬住（某物）
*Wheels won't bite on a slippery surface. 车轮打滑.
6 [I] become effective, usu in an unpleasant way 见效（通常指坏事）
*The miners' strike is really starting to bite. 矿工罢工就要真正显出威力了.
7 (idm 习语) be bitten by sth have a strong interest in or enthusiasm for sth 对某事物有强烈的兴趣; 热衷于某事物
*John's taken up stamp-collecting; he seems really bitten by it. 约翰已经着手集邮, 好像真入迷了. bite the `bullet accept sth unpleasant in a resigned way 硬着头皮接受不愉快的事物. bite the `dust (infml 口)
(a) fall down dead 倒地而死.
(b) be defeated or rejected 被打败; 被拒绝
*Another of my great ideas bites the dust! 我的一个好主意又碰壁了! bite the hand that `feeds one be unfriendly to or harm sb who has been kind to one 对有德于己的人怀恶意或加害; 忘恩负义. bite sb's head off (infml 口) criticize sb angrily (and often unfairly) 愤怒地批评某人（常为不公正地）
*I was only five minutes late but she really bit my head off. 我

/baɪt; baɪt/
n
1 [C]
(a) act of biting 咬
*eat sth in one bite 将某物一口吃下去
* The dog gave me a playful bite. 狗咬着我玩儿.
(b) piece cut off by biting 咬下来的一块
*A bite had been taken out of my sandwich. 我的三明治给咬去了一口.
2 [sing] (infml 口) food 食物
*I haven't had a bite (to eat) all morning. 整整一早晨我一口东西都没吃.
3 [C] wound made by a bite or a sting 咬伤; 叮伤; 蜇伤
*insect, mosquito, snake bites 虫咬伤、蚊子叮伤、蛇咬伤.
4 [C] taking of bait by a fish 鱼吞食诱饵; 上钩
*anglers waiting for a bite 等着鱼上钩的垂钓者.
5 [sing, U] sharpness; sting 尖刻; 刺痛
*There's a bite in the air, ie It's cold. 寒风刺骨.
* His words had no bite, ie were harmless or ineffective. 他的话里没有尖刻的意思.
* This cheese has a real bite, ie a strong flavour. 这乾酪的味可真厉害.
6 [U] cutting power or firm grip 切割能力; 紧抓; 紧握; 吃住
*This drill has no bite. 这个钻钻不进去.
7 (idm 习语) sb's bark is worse than his bite => bark2. have/get two bites at the `cherry have a second opportunity to do sth; make a second attempt at doing sth 有做某事的第二次机会; 作第二次的尝试.