| 单词 | bit |
| 释义 | Word Frequency bit 1(bɪt) noun 1. a small piece, portion, or quantity 2. a short time or distance 3. US and Canadian informal the value of an eighth of a dollar: spoken of only in units of two two bits 4. any small coin 5. short for bit part 6. informal way of behaving, esp one intended to create a particular impression she's doing the prima donna bit 7. a bit 8. a bit of 9. a bit of all right 10. bit by bit 11. bit on the side 12. do one's bit 13. every bit 14. not a bit 15. to bits Word origin Old English bite action of biting; see biteWord Frequency bit 2(bɪt) noun 1. a metal mouthpiece, for controlling a horse on a bridle 2. anything that restrains or curbs 3. take the bit in one's teeth 4. a cutting or drilling tool, part, or head in a brace, drill, etc 5. the blade of a woodworking plane 6. the part of a pair of pincers designed to grasp an object 7. the copper end of a soldering iron 8. the part of a key that engages the levers of a lock verbWord forms: bits, bitting or bitted (transitive) 9. to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse) 10. to restrain; curb Word origin Old English bita; related to Old English bītan to biteWord Frequency bit 3(bɪt) verb the past tense and (archaic) past participle of bite Word Frequency bit 4(bɪt) noun mathematics, computing 1. a single digit of binary notation, represented either by 0 or by 1 2. the smallest unit of information, indicating the presence or absence of a single feature 3. a unit of capacity of a computer, consisting of an element of its physical structure capable of being in either of two states, such as a switch with on and off positions, or a microscopic magnet capable of alignment in two directions Word origin C20: from abbreviation of binary digit |
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