| 词组 | bit |
| 释义 | bit ◊ 'a bit' A bit means 'to a small extent or degree'. The balance sheet is a bit like an end-of-term school report. He was a bit deaf. The bunch of poppies was getting a bit droopy. You're doing it a bit better now. Tonight he has been a bit naughty. Note that you cannot use a bit with an adjective when the adjective is in front of a noun. You do not say, for example, 'He was a bit deaf man'. Many other words and expressions can be used in a similar way to a bit. For graded lists, see section on degree in entry at ↑ ◊ 'a bit of' In conversation, you can use a bit of in front of 'a' and a noun. You do this to make a statement seem less extreme. Our room was a bit of a mess too. This question comes as a bit of a shock at first. ◊ 'a bit' with negatives You can add a bit at the end of a negative statement to make it more strongly negative. I don't like this a bit. She hadn't changed a bit. ◊ 'not a bit' You can use not a bit in front of an adjective to emphasize that someone or something does not have a particular quality. For example, if you say you are not a bit hungry, you mean you are not hungry at all. They're not a bit interested. I've found everyone so friendly, but not a bit inquisitive. ◊ 'for a bit' For a bit means 'for a short period of time'. She was silent for a bit. Why can't we stay here for a bit? Bit is also the past tense of 'bite'. See entry at ↑ |
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