bit /bɪt/► SEE ALLbe champing/chomping at the bitthe (whole)… bitbit by bita bit mucha bit of a…a bit of all righta bit of rougha bit on the sidea bit thick/strongdo your bitevery bit as good, bad, etc. (as sb/sth)get/take the bit between your teethnot a bitnot one (little) bitnot a bit of it!the biter bitnot a blind bit of notice, difference, etc.not the blindest bit of notice, difference, etc.go too fargo a bit farbe a bit/rather steep ●be ˌchamping/ˌchomping at the ˈbit ( be ˌchafing at the bitmoreformal) be impatient to do or to start doing sth迫不及待要做某事◆The players were champing at the bit as the start of the match was delayed. 比赛开始的时间推迟了，选手们急切地等待着。◆I know you’re chafing at the bit, so we’ll start as soon as we can. 我知道你们急不可待，我们会尽快开始的。NOTEChamp and chomp mean to bite or eat something noisily. The bit is the piece of metal which goes in a horse’s mouth and is used to control the horse. * champ 和 chomp 意为大声咀嚼。bit 指马嚼子。●the (whole)… bit (informal, disapproving) behaviour or ideas that are typical of a particular group, type of person or activity（某群体、某类人或活动的）典型行为（或观点）◆She couldn’t accept the whole drug-culture bit. 她无法接受与吸毒文化有关的一切。●bit by ˈbit ( little by ˈlittle) a small amount at a time; gradually一点一点地；逐渐地◆We managed to save the money bit by bit over a period of ten years. 这些钱是我们用了十年时间一点一点地攒下的。◆Little by little, she began to feel better after her illness. 病后她渐渐感觉好起来了。●a bit ˈmuch (informal) too much to be acceptable; unreasonable过分；不应当；不合理◆Claiming £50 a day for expenses is a bit much, I think. 每天要报销 50 英镑，我想这也太过分了。◆Don’t you think it’s a bit much of him to give me most of the work and then take the afternoon off? 他把大部分活儿交给我，然后自己却休息一个下午，你说这是不是太没有道理了？●a bit of a… (informal, especially BrE) used when talking about unpleasant or negative things or ideas, to mean ‘rather a…’（用于谈及令人不快或负面的事情时）相当，有点◆We may have a bit of a problem on our hands. 我们手头的问题可能有点棘手。◆The rail strike is a bit of a pain. 这次铁路罢工令人十分头痛。●a bit of all ˈright (BrE, slang) a very attractive person有魅力的人◆He’s a bit of all right, don’t you think, Madge? 他很有些魅力，你说是不是，玛奇？●a bit of ˈrough (BrE, slang) a person of a low social class who has a sexual relationship with sb of a higher class（社会地位比较低的）性伙伴●a ˌbit on the ˈside (slang) a sexual relationship with sb who is not your regular partner婚外情；偷腥◆He’s always looking for a bit on the side. 他总是在外偷腥。●a bit ˈthick/ˈstrong (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) not fair or acceptable不公平；不能接受◆It’s a bit thick of him to expect me to pay every time we go out together. 每次我们俩出去他都指望我来付账，有点不公平。◆She said it was the worst book she’d ever read, which I think was a bit strong. 她说这是她读过的最差劲的书，我觉得这话有失公允。●do your ˈbit (informal) do your share of a task, help a cause, etc.干分内的事◆Everyone is expected to do their bit to make the business successful. 每个人都应尽自己的职责才能促使公司兴旺。◆In reusing this old paper I’m doing my bit for conservation of the rainforests. 我重复利用这些旧纸是为保护雨林尽自己的一份力量。●every bit as good, bad, etc. (as sb/sth)just as good, bad, etc.; equally good, bad, etc.（和某人／某事物）同样好（或坏等）◆Rome is every bit as beautiful as Paris. 罗马和巴黎一样美丽。●get/take the bit between your ˈteeth (informal) start doing sth in a determined and enthusiastic way果断地做某事；义无反顾◆Once he gets the bit between his teeth in an argument, no one can stop him. 他在争论中一旦拿定了主意，没有人能阻止他。ORIGINIf the horse learns to hold the bit (see previous note) between its teeth, it can no longer be controlled by the rider.如果马学会了将 bit （马嚼子）用牙齿咬住，就不再受骑手控制了。●not a ˈbit●not one (little) ˈbitnot at all一点也不；毫不◆‘Are you cold?’ ‘Not a bit.’ “你冷吗？”“一点也不。”◆I don’t like that idea one bit. 我根本不喜欢那个主意。●not a ˈbit of it! (BrE, informal) used for saying that sth that you had expected to happen did not happen（表示预计要发生的事没有发生）根本不是那样，压根儿没有发生◆You’d think he’d be tired after the journey but not a bit of it! 你可能以为他旅行之后会疲劳，但根本不是那样！◆I thought she would be glad to see him but not a bit of it — she made some excuse and left as soon as he got here. 我以为她见到他会高兴，可是丝毫不是那样。他一到这儿她就找了个借口走开了。●the biter ˈbitthe person who wanted to do harm, cheat sb, etc., has harm done to them, is cheated, etc.欲骗人反受人骗；欲害人反害己◆It was a case of the biter bit — she’d tried to make him look foolish and ended up being ridiculed herself.这真是害人不成反害己 － 她想让他出丑，结果自己反倒受了奚落。●not a ˌblind bit of ˈnotice, ˈdifference, etc.●not the ˌblindest bit of ˈnotice, ˈdifference, etc. (BrE, spoken) no notice, difference, etc. at all丝毫没有注意（或区别等）◆She didn’t take a blind bit of notice when I asked her to stop. She walked straight past me.我叫她停下来，可她根本就不理睬，径直从我面前走过。●go too ˈfar●go a bit ˈfarsay or do sth which is considered too extreme or socially unacceptable做（或说）得过分◆Getting a bit drunk at a party is OK, but arriving completely drunk — that’s really going too far.在宴会上多喝点儿没关系，可是到场时就已喝得酩酊大醉真是太不应该了。◆You’ve gone too far this time, Joanna.乔安娜，你这次太过分了。●be a bit/rather ˈsteep (informal) (of a price or a request价格或要求) be too much; be unreasonable过分；过高；不合理◆€6? That seems a bit steep for a small piece of cheese.6 欧元？才这么一小片干酪，似乎贵了点吧。◆It’s a bit steep to expect us to work longer hours for no extra money.指望我们延长工作时间又不给加班费，这可太不合理了。