英语词汇“once bitten, twice shy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

once bitten, twice shy

释义

bite /bīt/

transitive verb and intransitive verb (pat bit; pap bittˈen or (archaic) bit)

To seize or tear with the teeth
To puncture with the mouthparts, as an insect does
To cut or penetrate
To eat into chemically
To smart or cause to smart
To take effect
To grip, to take firm hold (of)
To deceive, take in (now only in passive)
To accept something offered as bait (also figurative)
To speak harshly against (archaic)

noun

A grasp by the teeth
The manner or configuration in which the teeth come together
A puncture by an insect
The wound or sore caused by this
A nibble at the bait (angling)
Something bitten off
A mouthful
A snack
Biting quality
Grip
Pungency
Incisiveness
Corroding action
A playful imposition, a swindling (obs sl)

ORIGIN: OE bītan; Gothic beitan, ON bīta, Ger beissen

bītˈer noun

A person or thing that bites
An animal with a habit of biting
A fish apt to take the bait
A cheat (obsolete except in the biter bit the cheater cheated; the wrongdoer paid back)

biteˈsize adjective

(of food) small enough to be eaten in one bite

bitˈing noun

The action of the verb

adjective

Which bites
Sharp, cold
Sarcastic

bīting louse noun

A bird-louse

biting midge noun

A tiny fly which feeds on the blood of people and animals

bite and (or or) sup

Something to eat and (or) drink

bite back

To refrain from saying

bite in (etching)

To eat out the lines of with acid

bite off more than one can chew

To overestimate one's capacities
To undertake something one cannot achieve

bite one's lip

To restrain one's anger or mirth

bite someone's head off

To speak to someone unnecessarily angrily

bite (or bite on) the bullet

To submit bravely to something unpleasant
To face up to an unpalatable fact or situation

bite the dust

To fall down dead
(of plans, etc) to come to nothing

bite the hand that feeds one

To show ingratitude, often with the likely result of losing the help one is receiving

bite the thumb (obsolete)

To express defiance by knocking the thumb-nail against the teeth

bitten off

Abruptly cut short

once bitten, twice shy

A bad experience makes one cautious on a second occasion

put the bite on

To extort money from

soundbite see under sound¹

what's biting you, etc?

What is the matter with you, etc?, what is annoying you, etc?

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