内容简介

在中文里，“咬紧牙关” 形容的是一个人 “下定决心忍耐痛苦”；而在英语中，人们也常用 “bite（咬）” 这个单词来比喻 “忍耐”、“接受” 等含义。比如，短语 “bite your tongue” 就用 “咬住舌头” 这个动作来形容 “忍住不说”。看视频，跟主持人 Georgie 学习四个包含单词 “bite” 的短语。

用法总结

1. “bite your tongue” 忍住不说

• I want to tell him I don't like his hoodie, but he likes it, so I'll bite my tongue.

• I wanted to correct her grammar mistake, but I bit my tongue – it wasn't the right time.

2. “bite off more than you can chew” 贪多嚼不烂，承担力所不及的工作

• I always bite off more than I can chew at work. I need to be more realistic with the number of projects I take on.

• He agreed to plan the whole wedding by himself, but I think he's bitten off more than he can chew.

3. “bite-sized” 小块的，简短易懂的（信息）

• Don't learn hundreds of phrases at once – it's better to learn vocabulary in bite-sized chunks.

• The course is divided into bite-sized lessons you can complete in under ten minutes a day.

4. “bite the bullet” 硬着头皮应付，勇敢地面对

• I know you hate going to the dentist, but you need to just bite the bullet and book an appointment.

• After months of avoiding it, she finally bit the bullet and handed in her resignation.