Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3294
bite
咬
the act of biting
- 1.
The act of biting.
咬的动作
- 2.
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
由动物或人咬造成的伤口
- 3.
The wound left behind after having been bitten.
被咬后的伤口
- 4.
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
少量固体食物;一口
- 5.
The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
昆虫叮咬引起的皮肤肿胀
- 6.
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
昆虫刺入皮肤造成的疼痛伤口
- 7.
A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
一口大小的食物;一口
- 8.
A small meal or snack.
小吃或点心
- 9.
incisiveness, provocativeness, exactness.
犀利,挑衅,准确
- 10.
Aggression.
攻击性
- 11.
The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
杠杆短端对被举物的抓力,或机器部件之间的抓力
- 12.
A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
页面边缘或角落的空白,由于印刷时有物体阻挡
- 13.
The turn that a spin bowler imparts to a pitch.
旋转投球手对球场的旋转
咬伤;咬痕;一口;少量食物;小吃;点心;叮咬;虫咬伤;犀利;尖锐
In use
The dog's bite left a deep cut on his arm.
She took a small bite of the apple to taste it.
After the hike, she applied cream to soothe the mosquito bites.
all they had left was a bit of bread
Connections
Collocations
- take a bite
- 咬一口
- She took a bite of the apple.她咬了一口苹果。
- dog bite
- 狗咬伤
- He needed stitches for the dog bite.他因狗咬伤需要缝针。
- mosquito bite
- 蚊子叮咬(的包)
- The mosquito bite on my arm itches.我胳膊上蚊子叮咬的地方很痒。
- a bite to eat
- 随便吃点东西;一点吃的
- Let's grab a bite to eat before the movie.看电影前我们随便吃点东西吧。
- bite mark
- 咬痕;齿痕
- The detective photographed the bite mark on the victim's arm.侦探拍下了受害者手臂上的咬痕。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bite 与 byte 同音,想象电脑字节被狗咬掉一口,记住 bite 意为‘咬’。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常谈论被咬伤或咬痕、看医生时描述伤口、口语里说吃点东西 作为名词,'bite' 的语域会随搭配变化:如 'dog bite' 多用于中性描述,而 'have a bite' 表示吃点东西,比较常见于口语或非正式场合。
Grammar Note
可数名词,常用量词为“口”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
kite、site、white、light、night、right 与 bite 押韵,因为它们的重读元音都是 /aɪ/(或 /ʌɪ/)后接 /t/。注意形近词 bit /bɪt/ 和 bait /beɪt/ 发音不同,不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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