English Dictionary

bite

IPA（発音記号）

/baɪt/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 属格 比喩的用法 昆虫 時々 俗語 くだけた表現 卑語 廃用

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth. / (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth. / (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）歯でかじる、かみ切る / （他動詞）歯で物をしっかり掴む / （自動詞）歯で攻撃する、かみつく

Please don't bite the apple until I wash it.

私が洗うまでそのリンゴを噛まないでください。

意味（1）

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.

意味（2）

(transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To attack with the teeth.

That dog is about to bite!

意味（4）

(intransitive) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.

If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.

意味（5）

(intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.

I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.

意味（6）

(intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.

For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite.

意味（7）

(intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

Are the fish biting today?

意味（8）

(intransitive, figuratively) To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.

I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?

意味（9）

(intransitive, transitive, of an insect) To sting.

These mosquitoes are really biting today!

意味（10）

(intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.

It bites like pepper or mustard.

意味（11）

(transitive, sometimes figuratively) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.

Pepper bites the mouth.

意味（12）

(intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.

At the laſt it [wine] biteth like a ſerpent, and ſtingeth like ‖ an adder.

意味（13）

(intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.

The anchor bites.

意味（14）

(transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.

The anchor bites the ground.

意味（15）

(intransitive, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.

This music really bites.

意味（16）

(transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.

You don't like that I sat on your car? Bite me.

意味（17）

(intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To plagiarize, to imitate.

He always be biting my moves.

意味（18）

(obsolete) To deceive or defraud; to take in.

bites （ present singular third-person ）

biting （ participle present ）

bit （ past ）

bitten （ participle past ）

bit （ participle past rare ）