Слово англійською: bite
Дієслово
Переклад bite українською: вкуси́ти (змія́), кусну́ти, укуси́ти, клюва́ти на що (про ри́би), прокуси́ти що, розкуси́ти, перекуси́ти що (ни́тку і т. д.), відкуси́ти що
Детальний опис
use teeth
- [intransitive, transitive] to use your teeth to cut into or through something
- Does your dog bite?
- Come here! I won't bite! (= you don't need to be afraid)
- bite into/through something She bit into a ripe juicy pear.
- bite somebody/something She was bitten by the family dog.
- Stop biting your nails!
- bite off something/sth off He bit off a large chunk of bread/He bit a large chunk of bread off.
of insect/snake
- [intransitive, transitive] to wound somebody by making a small hole or mark in their skin
- Most European spiders don't bite.
- bite somebody We were badly bitten by mosquitoes.
of fish
- [intransitive] if a fish bites, it takes food from the end of a fishing line and may get caught
Wordfinder- bait
- bite
- dragnet
- fishing
- fly
- hook
- line
- net
- rod
- trawl
have effect
- [intransitive] to have an unpleasant effect
- The recession is beginning to bite.
Word OriginOld English bītan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bijten and German beissen.
Idioms - to develop a strong interest in or enthusiasm for something
- He's been bitten by the travel bug.
- (informal) to start to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation which cannot be avoided
- I wasn’t happy with the way my career was going so I decided to bite the bullet and look for another job.
- to fail, or to be defeated or destroyed
- Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
- (humorous) to die
bite the hand that feeds you
- to harm somebody who has helped you or supported you
bite/snap somebody’s head off
- (informal) to shout at somebody in an angry way, especially without reason
- to stop yourself from saying something or from showing an emotion
- I bit my lip and forced myself to be calm.
bite off more than you can chew
- to try to do too much, or something that is too difficultTopics Difficulty and failurec2
- to stop yourself from saying something that might upset somebody or cause an argument, although you want to speak
- I didn't believe her explanation but I bit my tongue.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
a/the hair of the dog (that bit you)
- (informal) alcohol that you drink in order to make you feel better when you have drunk too much alcohol the night before
- (saying) after an unpleasant experience you are careful to avoid something similar
Phrasal Verbs