vt. & vi.咬；（昆虫）叮，蛰 seize, grasp or tear sth with the teeth or jaws; (insect) make a hole in the skin and draw blood

　～ a piece of the apple　咬一块苹果
　～ meat　咬肉
　～ one's lips　压制着感情，忍怒，保持沉默
　～ one's nose off　向某人当面抢白，顶撞某人
　～ one's thumb at　向…挑战，侮辱
　～ the apple　咬苹果
　～ the bullet　硬着头皮，咬紧牙关，死撑硬顶
　～ the dust　被杀，阵亡
　～ the hand that feeds one　忘恩负义
　～ the nails　咬指甲
　～ the tongue　咬着舌头，保持沉默
　～ annoyingly　愤怒地咬住
　～ badly　狠狠地咬
　～ daintily　斯文地撕咬
　～ hurriedly　迅速地咬住
　～ much　不怎么辣
　～ murderously　致命地撕咬
　～ really　咬得凶，叮得凶
　～ savagely　野蛮地撕咬
　～ unmercifully　恶狠狠地撕咬
　～ viciously　邪恶地撕咬
　～ away　咬掉，啃去，中断
　～ back　（咬住嘴唇）不说出来
　～ back one's anger　忍住怒火
　～ back one's smile　忍住笑
　～ back one's tears　忍住眼泪
　～ off　咬掉，啃去，中断
　～ off a big chunk　承担难事
　～ off a piece of meat　咬下一块肉
　～ off a piece of the apple　把苹果咬了一块
　～ off more than one can chew　贪多嚼不烂；担任自己不胜任的事
　～ off one's own head　害人不成反害己
　～ off the music program　中断音乐节目
　～ off the tail　咬掉尾巴
　～ at　向…咬去；冲…叫骂
　～ at a hook　（鱼）咬钩，上钩
　～ at an apple　咬一口苹果
　～ at everybody　人人都骂
　～ at the bait　上当
　be ～ by a dog　被狗咬伤
　be ～ by a lust for gain　利欲熏心
　be ～ by frost　被冻伤
　be ～ by mosquitoes　被蚊子叮
　～ in the leg　腿被咬伤
　～ through steel plates　穿透钢板
　～ with a mouth　用嘴咬
　～ with the teeth　用牙咬

　Barking dogs seldom bite.　爱叫的狗不咬人。
　Be careful! My dog bites.　当心！我的狗会咬人。
　This dog doesn't bite.　这只狗不咬人。
　Does your dog bite?　你家的狗咬人吗?
　The mosquitoes are really biting this evening!　今天晚上蚊子叮得好凶！
　The fish wouldn't bite.　这条鱼不肯咬钩。
　The fish are biting well today.　今天鱼儿容易上钩。
　The angler waited long but the fish would not bite.　钓鱼人等了好久，可是没有鱼上钩。
　I've been sitting here for hours but the fish aren't biting.　我已在这里坐了几个小时，但鱼不来上钩。
　I tried to sell him my old car but he wouldn't bite.　我试图把我的旧车卖给他，但他不肯上钩。
　The abettor set a trap for the children, but they didn't bite.　教唆犯为孩子们设下了圈套，但他们没有上当。
　I wanted to interest her in my plan, but she didn't bite.　我想要她对我的计划感兴趣，但她不上钩。
　I made him what I thought were several tempting offers, but he wouldn't bite.　我向他提出一些自以为动听的建议，但他不肯上钩。
　I hoped she would be interested in my plan, but she didn't bite.　我希望她对我的计划感兴趣，但她不上当。
　This mustard does not bite much.　这芥末不太辣。
　The pepper doesn't bite much.　这胡椒不怎么辣。
　This saw bites well.　这把锯子很锋利。
　The movie is biting.　这部电影够刺激。
　Be sure the anchor bites well.　一定要把锚扎稳。
　The brake will not bite.　刹车失灵。
　The rails were covered with ice and the wheels did not bite.　铁轨上盖着冰，车轮卡不住轨。
　The wood is so dry the screws don't bite.　这根木头太干了，所以螺丝都拧不进去。
　The government's new higher taxes are really beginning to bite.　政府的新高税政策确实已在开始令人感受到吃不消了。
　Rising budget deficit is beginning to bite.　预算赤字的不断增加开始产生不良后果。
　Wild beasts in a corner bite hard.　困兽犹斗。
　He bit the apple.　他咬苹果。
　Joe bit a large chunk out of the apple.　乔咬了一大口苹果。
　She bit the thread in two.　她把线咬断了。
　She bit the thread with the teeth.　她用牙咬线。
　Max bit his lip.　麦克斯咬着嘴唇。
　That nervous boy is biting his nails.　那个神情紧张的男孩在咬指甲。
　The midges are biting me.　蠓虫在叮我。
　A snake will not bite you if you leave it alone.　你不碰蛇，蛇是不会咬人的。
　The mouse bit a hole in the bag　老鼠把口袋咬了个洞。
　The trap bit the leg of a fox.　夹子夹住了一只狐狸的腿。
　The vice bit the iron bar.　老虎钳钳住了铁条。
　The anchor bites the sea floor.　锚钩住了海底。
　The chilli bites the tongue.　辣椒辣舌头。
　The sword bit him to the bone.　剑刺到他的骨头。
　The glass splinters bit his face and hands.　碎玻璃刺伤了他的手和脸。
　The cold bit us to the bone.　寒气刺骨。
　An icy wind bit our faces.　寒风扑面，冷彻骨髓。
　The frost will bite the fruit blossom.　严寒会冻伤果树的花。
　Acid bites metal.　酸腐蚀金属。
　The pang of sympathy with the victim bit my breast.　我对受害者的同情感同身受。
　She was bitten by a mad dog.　她被疯狗咬了。
　He was badly bitten by a poisonous snake.　他被毒蛇咬得很厉害。
　He was badly bitten by the mosquitoes.　他被蚊子叮得很厉害。
　His fingers were bitten by the frost.　他的手指冻伤了。
　He had been bitten by the bug of photography.　他曾着迷于摄影。
　He was completely bitten with angling mania.　他钓鱼成痴。

 ♣ bite at　(v.+prep.)
1. 向…咬去 try to snap at sb/sth
　The dog bit at the stranger.　狗向陌生人扑来。
　The dog bit at the beggar's stick.　这狗咬住那乞丐的棍子。
　This fish will bite at worms.　这鱼将吃虫饵。
　The sand bit at my face.　风沙向我迎面扑来。
　Inflation is biting hard at the paychecks of the working people.　通货膨胀使劳动人民的工资收入遭受严重损失。
2. 向…叫骂 call one's name
　He bites at anyone when he is mad.　他发起火来谁都骂。
　Why are you always biting and bickering at one another?　你们为什么总是恶言恶语，骂个没完没了?
3. 上当 be deceived
　They are too knowing to bite at such a bait.　他们很老练，不上这种当。
 ♣ bite back　(v.+adv.)
1. 咬还，回咬（某人或某动物） bite in return
　The cat bit back.　猫回咬了一口。
　Even the weakest animal will bite back when it is cornered.　要是被逼急了，甚至最弱小的动物也会回咬一口。
　The dog bit the cat and got bitten back.　狗咬了猫，又被猫回咬了一口。
　The little boy bit his friend, and got bitten back.　那小孩咬了他的小朋友，又遭到回咬。
2. 把（话）咽回去，强忍不说出来 control; prevent from being expressed
　The word "Sorry" rose to Morris's lips, but he bit it back.　“对不起”这句话到嘴边，可莫里斯还是忍住没说。
　A hot reply rose to his lips, but he bit it back.　激烈的回话已经到了嘴边，但他又咽了下去。
　He was about to say something when he suddenly thought better of it and bit it back.　他刚要张口讲些什么，可突然又改变了主意，把要说的话咽了下去。
　She wanted to tell him her real feelings, but she bit the words back.　她本想告诉他真情，话到嘴边又咽了回去。
　He bit the remark back, remembering where he was.　他意识到自己在哪儿，就忍住不说了。
 ♣ bite down　(v.+adv.)
　一口咬下来；（咬紧牙关）忍耐　snap at sth and cut it suddenly control
　The lion grabbed his neck and bit down.　狮子抓住他的脖子，一口咬了下来。
　She had great control of her temper; biting down hard, she said nothing.　她很能控制自己的脾气，所以竭力忍着，一声不吭。
 ♣ bite in〔into〕　(v.+prep.)
1. 咬进，咬入（某物） sink one's teeth into sth/sb
　He bit in the peach.　他咬那只桃子。
　He took an apple and bit in it.　他拿起一只苹果，一口咬下去。
　The boy bit in the piece of cake.　那孩子咬住了一块蛋糕。
　He tasted the wine and bit into a cake.　他边品酒边吃饼。
　People with false teeth find it difficult to bite into apples.　镶假牙的人觉得咬苹果很困难。
　China is an attractive piece of meat coveted by all. But this piece of meat is very tough, and for years no one has been able to bite into it.　中国是一块肥肉，谁都想吃。但是，这块肉很硬，谁也咬不动。
　The drill won't bite in this wood very well.　这钻头不大能钻进这种木头。
　Her long, pointed nails bit in my flesh.　她那又长又尖的指甲抠进了我的肉里。
　The car wheels bit in the snow.　汽车轮深陷入雪里。
　My boots bit in the snow as I stepped outside.　我一跨出门去长筒靴就陷进积雪中。
　Remorse bites into his heart.　他深感悔恨。
　His eyes bit hard into me to stop me from further questions.　他狠狠地盯我一眼，不让我继续提问。
　The new tax is biting deeply into my income.　新税收严重影响了我的收入。
　The depression is daily biting deeper into the economy of the nation.　大萧条在日益严重危及国家的经济。
2. 腐蚀 corrupt
　Strong acids bite in metals.　强酸腐蚀金属。
　The rain water bites in iron pipes.　雨水腐蚀铁管子。
　Rust has already bitten into the enamel.　铁锈已经烂进搪瓷里去了。
 ♣ bite off〔away〕　(v.+adv.)
1. 咬掉，啃去 remove by or as if by biting
　The cat bit away the mouse's tail.　猫咬掉了老鼠的尾巴。
　The dog bit away a large piece of the meat.　狗咬去了一大块儿肉。
　He bit off a large piece.　他咬下一大块。
　He bit off a piece of the candy bar.　他把那块方糖咬下一块。
　He bit off a large piece of the apple.　他咬下来一大块儿苹果。
　He took out a loaf of bread, bit off a large piece and swallowed it without much chewing.　他掏出一块儿面包，一口咬去一大块，没嚼几下就吞了下去。
　Giant bulldozers are biting off big chunks from the hill.　巨型推土机正把小山头一大口一大口地啃去。
　The blade of the oar was bitten off by a shark.　桨叶被一条鲨鱼咬掉了。
2. 从正在广播的节目中取消（音乐或对话），中断（广播节目） eliminate (music or a dialogue) from a radio program while it is being broadcast; cut short (a radio program)
　They bit off the music program for an important announcement.　他们中断了音乐节目，插入一个重要通知。
　The radio station suddenly bit off its regular programme and had an important news item broadcast instead.　广播电台突然中止播送正常节目，改播了一条重要新闻。
 ♣ bite off more than one can chew
　承担力所不能及的事（贪多嚼不烂）　undertake more than one finds oneself able to perform; undertake a task that proves too difficult for one
　In trying to build a house by himself, he had bitten off more than he could chew.　他曾经试图独立造屋是不自量力的。
　He was biting off more than he could chew when he offered to finish proof-reading the book in a couple of hours.　他提出他可以在两三个小时内校完这本书，真有点不自量力。
　Ian said he would get it done by next Monday, but I suspect he has bitten off more than he can chew.　伊恩说他将在下周一前完成任务，但我怀疑他自不量力。
　He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off more than he could chew.　他自己动手修车，但随即意识到力不从心。
　I told him he would be biting off more than he could chew if he tried to rebuild the house himself.　我跟他讲了，如果他想自己重建那所房子，那么他就会是在做自己力所不能及的事。
 ♣ bite on¹　(v.+adv.)
1. 咬（某物） cut into or nip sth/sb
　No fish bites on the fly today.　现在用苍蝇钓不到鱼了。
　The hungry dog bit on a bone.　那只饿狗啃着一块骨头。
　The dentist asked me to bite on the rubber.　牙医师要我咬住橡皮。
2. 细想，钻研（某问题） think carefully or study one problem
　The students were biting on a question when the teacher came in.　老师进来的时候学生们正在钻研一个问题。
 ♣ bite on²　(v.+prep.)
　咬（某物）　cut into or nip sth/sb
　The fierce dog bit me on the leg.　那条凶猛的狗咬在我的腿上。
　I was bitten on the leg by a dog.　我的腿被狗咬伤了。

 ♣ bite in, bite on
　这两个短语的共同意思是“咬”。在表示“被咬的部位”时，用介词on或in引出均可，用on指咬住，伤及表皮，而用in则指咬入肉里。
 ♣ bite, chew, gnaw, nibble, snap
　这几个词都有“咬，嚼”的意思。其区别在于：bite是“咬”，即用牙钳住或切断；chew是“嚼”，即用牙磨碎；gnaw是“啃”，即不断啮咬，例如：
　The dog was gnawing a bone.　狗在啃骨头。
　He was gnawing at his fingernails.　他在咬指甲。
　snap　是突然猛咬，例如：
　The dog jumped and snapped at his throat.　那条狗跳起来猛咬他的喉咙。
　nibble　是“小口地啮咬”。
　例如：She nibbled at the biscuit.她一点点地咬饼干。

1. C 咬　 act of biting
2. U 食物　 food
3. C 咬伤，叮伤　 wound made by a bite or a sting
4. C 鱼吞食诱饵，上钩　 taking of bait by a fish
5. U 尖刻，刺痛　 sharpness; sting
6. U 抓紧，握紧　 cutting power or firm grip

　give a ～　咬一口
　have a ～　吃一点儿东西
　make a ～　吃了一口
　take a ～　吃了一口
　big ～　一大口
　deep ～　很深的伤口
　good ～　一大口
　powerful ～　很厉害的咬
　quick ～　快餐
　mosquito ～　蚊咬的疙瘩
　snake ～　蛇咬的伤口
　eat sth at one ～　一口将某物咬下
　recover from the ～　伤口愈合
　screw with plenty of ～　一个拧得很紧的螺丝
　ability to ～　咬的能力
　give a ～ at the bone　啃骨头
　give a ～ at the pie　咬了一口馅饼
　～ between meals　正餐间的点心
　take a ～ of　咬一口
　～ of dog　狗咬的伤
　～ of one's sarcasm　某人讽刺的辛辣
　～ of the cold wind　冷风的刺痛
　take a ～ out of a pear　咬一口梨

　He ate the whole cake in three bites.　他三口就吃下整块蛋糕。
　Let me have a bite of your sandwich.　让我咬一口你的三明治。
　Mary took a bite from her bread.　玛丽咬了一口面包。
　I took a bite at the apple.　我咬了一口苹果。
　I can't eat a tomato at one bite.　我一口吃不下一个西红柿。
　The dog made a sharp bite at the tramp.　狗猛咬那流浪汉一口。
　The dog gave the postman a nasty bite.　那条狗把邮递员狠狠地咬了一口。
　I haven't taken a bite all day.　我整天一口饭也没吃过。
　This is tasty. Have a bite of it.　这很可口，吃一点吧。
　Come and have a bite with us.　来和我们一块儿吃。
　He is so absorbed in the work that he hasn't had a bite since morning.　他工作忙得从早晨到现在连一口东西都没吃。
　I haven't had a bite today.　今天我一点东西都没吃过。
　He hasn't had a bite since last night.　他从昨天晚上没有吃过一口东西。
　Have a bite with me now or you'll get hungry later.　现在和我一起吃点东西吧，不然等会儿你会饿的。
　I had a bite with my friend at a food stall.　我和朋友在食品摊上随便吃了一些东西。
　Has the patient taken a bite today?　这病人今天吃了少许吗?
　She got a snake bite.　她被蛇咬伤了。
　He soon recovered from the snake's bite.　他的蛇伤很快就痊愈了。
　The bite of his wound kept him awake all night.　伤口疼得他一夜没睡着。
　This ointment is especially made for snake bites.　这种药膏是专治蛇咬的。
　The bite of a mad dog is dangerous.　疯狗的咬伤是危险的。
　His face is covered with insect bites.　他满脸是虫咬的疙瘩。
　I've been fishing for hours without a bite.　我钓了几小时的鱼，可没有一条鱼上钩。
　I was fishing for a long time before I had a bite.　我钓了很久才有一条鱼儿上钩。
　The air had a frosty bite.　寒气袭人。
　We felt the bite of the cold wind.　我们感到寒风刺骨。
　There is a bite to his words.　他话里带刺。
　The bite of the strong liquor brought him to consciousness.　烈酒的刺激使他苏醒。
　The party's election propaganda lacked bite and purpose.　这个政党的竞选宣传缺乏说服力和目的性。
　The writer's craft gives his novel its remarkable bite.　作家的技巧给他的小说以很强的感染力。
　Taxes take a big bite of Mr. James' paycheck.　税款占去詹姆士先生相当大的一部分薪水。
　There's a screw with plenty of bite.　有一个拧得很紧的螺丝。

 ♣ get two bites at a cherry
　作第二次的尝试　have a second opportunity to do sth
　One's not often got two bites at a cherry in this world of business.　在商界，机会一去难再来。
　There's no need to get two bites at a cherry; we can finish all our packing this afternoon.　没有必要分几次做，今天下午我们就可结束全部包装。
 ♣ put the bite on
　向…借钱，敲某人的竹杠　borrow money from
　A co-worker of his found out about his prison record and began to put the bite on him.　他的一个同事知道了他坐过班房，就向他敲竹杠。

　［同义词］ v. chew, gnaw, nibble, nip, snap n. morsel, mouthful