bite
gb/bˈaɪt/ us/bˈaɪt/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2800
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
Use teeth to cut or grip
To use your teeth to cut or hold something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to bite [something/someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bite' with 'chew'. 'Bite' is the act of using teeth to cut into something; 'chew' is to grind food with teeth after biting.
คำพ้องความหมาย
chomp (More informal and suggests noisier or more forceful biting.)
คำตรงข้าม
lick (Opposite in that it uses the tongue rather than teeth, without cutting.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
bite into an apple
|bite your lip
|bite a sandwich
|bite someone's arm
หัวข้อ
daily life
|food
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The dog bit the mail carrier on the leg.
- She bit into the fresh bread.
- Be careful—this fish might bite if you touch it.
- He bit the pencil nervously during the exam.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I bite the apple.
- The dog bites my hand.
- She bites a big sandwich.
- He bites his lip.
คำนาม
A2
event
2
Act of cutting with teeth
The action of using your teeth to cut or hold something.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'a bite' (the act) with 'a piece' (a portion of food).
คำพ้องความหมาย
nip (Suggests a small or quick bite, often gentle or playful.)
คำตรงข้าม
kiss (Opposite in that it involves touching with lips rather than cutting with teeth.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
a quick bite
|a snake bite
|take a bite
|bite mark
หัวข้อ
daily life
|food
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He took a big bite of the burger.
- The child has a bite mark on his arm.
- One bite from this insect can cause a rash.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I take a bite of bread.
- The dog gives me a bite.
- She takes one bite of cake.
คำกริยา
B1
action
3
Fish or animal taking bait
When a fish tries to eat food on a hook.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to bite [the bait/hook]
คำพ้องความหมาย
nibble (Suggests a lighter or tentative attempt to eat.)
คำตรงข้าม
ignore (To not respond to bait at all.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
fish bite
|bite at the bait
|bite the hook
หัวข้อ
fishing
|animals
|nature
|sports
ตัวอย่าง
- The fish aren't biting today.
- A big salmon bit my hook.
- If the crabs don't bite, we'll try again later.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The fish bites my hook.
- No fish bite today.
- A big fish bites the bait.
คำนาม
A2
entity
4
Small amount of food/snack
A small meal or snack.
คำพ้องความหมาย
snack (Similar meaning but more common in reference to packaged or informal food.)
คำตรงข้าม
feast (A large and plentiful meal, opposite of a small snack.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
grab a bite
|have a quick bite
|get a bite to eat
หัวข้อ
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- Let's grab a bite before the movie starts.
- I had a quick bite during my lunch break.
- We stopped for a bite at the café.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I want a bite before work.
- We get a bite at the café.
- She has a quick bite after school.
คำกริยา
B2
action
5
Pain caused by cold or sharpness
When cold weather or wind hurts your skin.
คำพ้องความหมาย
sting (Similar but can refer to pain from insects, chemicals, or emotion.)
คำตรงข้าม
soothe (To relieve pain or discomfort, opposite effect.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
cold bites your skin
|wind bites at your face
หัวข้อ
weather
|sensations
|body
ตัวอย่าง
- The icy wind bit at our faces.
- Frostbite occurs when the cold really bites.
- The rope bit into his hands as he pulled.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The cold bites my hands.
- Wind bites my face.
- The rope bites into my skin.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
bite
IPA
GB/bˈaɪt/
US/bˈaɪt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
bite (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (bite)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: bite
- Plural: bite, bites
Verb
- Base: bite
- 3rd Person Singular: bites
- Present Participle: biting
- Past: bit
- Past Participle: bitten
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
Related words
biter
noun
Advanced or less common
bitingly
adverb
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Irregular past: bit Verb
- Irregular past participle: bitten Verb
วลีและสำนวน
bite back
1/bˈaɪt bˈæk/
phrasal verb
Restrain words/retaliate after provocation
To stop yourself from saying something angry OR to respond angrily after someone attacks you with words or actions.
ตัวอย่าง
- She bit back her anger and stayed calm.
- After weeks of criticism, he finally bit back with some harsh words.
bite off more than you can chew
1/bˈaɪt ˈɔf mˈɔɹ ðən jˈu kən t͡ʃˈu/
idiom
Take on too much work/responsibility
To try to do more work than you can manage.
ตัวอย่าง
- He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to run two projects at once.
- He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to manage three projects at once.
- Starting that business alone was biting off more than she could chew.
- Don't bite off more than you can chew by volunteering for too many tasks.
bite the bullet
1/bˈaɪt ðə bˈʊlɪt/
idiom
Face difficulty bravely
To do something difficult or unpleasant that you have been avoiding.
ตัวอย่าง
- I hate going to the dentist, but I'll just have to bite the bullet.
- I hate going to the dentist, but I’ll have to bite the bullet and make an appointment.
- She decided to bite the bullet and tell her boss the truth.
- He finally bit the bullet and told his boss about the mistake.
- We just need to bite the bullet and cut our spending.
bite your tongue
1/bˈaɪt jˈʊɹ tˈʌŋ/
idiom
Stop yourself from speaking out
To stop yourself from saying something you want to say because it might cause trouble or hurt someone.
ตัวอย่าง
- I had to bite my tongue instead of telling him what I really thought.
- I had to bite my tongue when he started bragging.
- Bite your tongue! That's not something you should say in front of her.
- Bite your tongue before you say something you'll regret.
once bitten, twice shy
1/wˈʌns bˈɪtən | twˈaɪs ʃˈaɪ/
idiom
Cautious after bad experience
After something bad happens, you are careful not to let it happen again.
ตัวอย่าง
- I won't lend him money again—once bitten, twice shy.
- I don’t lend money anymore—once bitten, twice shy.
- She avoids online shopping now; once bitten, twice shy.
- She avoided dating for years; once bitten, twice shy.
once bitten, twice shy
2/wˈʌns bˈɪtən | twˈaɪs ʃˈaɪ/
idiom
Cautious after bad experience
After something bad happens once, you are more careful next time.
ตัวอย่าง
- I won't lend him money again—once bitten, twice shy.
- She was hurt in her last relationship and is now once bitten, twice shy.