bite off

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈbaɪˌtɒf/|/ˈbaɪˌtɔːf/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To bite so hard as to remove something from its source.
    — Then she cocked her head back, opened her mouth, and bit off the trout's top half.
  2. To accept or commit oneself to a task, project, notion, or responsibility, especially one which presents challenges. idiomatic,sometimes,transitive
    — In between what she called the "goody-good" or "frilly-knickers" Hollywood films, she bit off some more demanding parts back home.
  3. To acquire, especially in an abrupt or forceful manner. idiomatic,transitive
    — To thicken that buffer zone Britain joined other powers in biting off larger chunks of China.

词形变化

bites off present,singular,third-person biting off participle,present bit off past bitten off participle,past
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