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Bit is a small but useful word. Like drill bits, which fit on the end of a drill to change its function, the word bit has several uses. Usually, it means a little piece of something, even time. If you ask me when I'm arriving, I might say, "In a little bit." A bit can also be a short theatrical entertainment, the metal piece a horse bites on, or digital information that's 1/8 the size of a byte. |
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1 [QUANT 数量词]一点；少许；少量 A bit of something is a small amount of it. 2 [PHRASE 短语]稍微；稍稍；有点儿 A bit means to a small extent or degree. It is sometimes used to make a statement less extreme. [PHR adj/adv/prep] [vagueness] This girl was a bit strange... 这个女孩有点儿古怪。 I think people feel a bit more confident... 我想人们应该觉得稍微自信了一点儿。 She looks a bit like his cousin Maureen... 她长得有点儿像他表姐莫琳。 That sounds a bit technical... 那听起来有点儿专业。 Isn't that a bit harsh? 那不是有些太残酷了吗？
3 [PHRASE 短语]有点儿；有几分；稍微 You can use a bit of to make a statement less forceful. For example, the statement 'It's a bit of a nuisance' is less forceful than 'It's a nuisance'. It's all a bit of a mess... 有点儿乱七八糟。 Students have always been portrayed as a bit of a joke... 学生们总是被描述为有点儿可笑的人。 This comes as a bit of a disappointment. 这有点儿让人失望。
4 [PHRASE 短语]很多；相当多；相当大 Quite a bit means quite a lot. They're worth quite a bit of money... 它们值不少钱。 Things have changed quite a bit... 情况发生了相当大的变化。 He's quite a bit older than me. 他的年纪比我大不少。
5 [PHRASE 短语]稍微（多或少一些） You use a bit before 'more' or 'less' to mean a small amount more or a small amount less. I still think I have a bit more to offer... 我还是认为我能再稍微多付出一点儿。 Maybe we'll hear a little bit less noise. 也许我们听到的噪音会稍微少一点儿。 ...a bit more than half the total official debt. 略微超过官方债务总额的一半
6 [PHRASE 短语]一会儿，片刻（英国英语中亦用for a bit） If you do something a bit, you do it for a short time. In British English, you can also say that you do something for a bit . 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]小部分；小块；片段 A bit of something is a small part or section of it. [with supp] [mainly BRIT 主英] That's the bit of the meeting that I missed... 那就是会议上我错过的那一小段。 Now comes the really important bit... 下面是非常重要的部分。 The best bit was walking along the glacier. 最好的部分就是沿着冰川走。
8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一点；小块；小片；小段 A bit of something is a small piece of it. [usu N of n] [mainly BRIT 主英] 9 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（一组事物中的）一个，一项，一件 You can use bit to refer to a particular item or to one of a group or set of things. For example, a bit of information is an item of information. 10 [N-SING 单数名词]（表示不重要）所有相关的零七碎八 You use bit in expressions such as the charity bit and the whole marriage bit to refer to everything that is involved in something, when you do not think it is important. [the supp N] [disapproval] [INFORMAL 非正式] 11 [N-COUNT 可数名词]位，比特（计算机的最小信息量单位） In computing, a bit is the smallest unit of information that is held in a computer's memory. It is either 1 or 0. Several bits form a byte. 12 [N-COUNT 可数名词]12.5美分 A bit is 12 1/2 cents； mainly used in expressions such as two bits, which means 25 cents, or four bits, which means 50 cents. 13 [N-COUNT 可数名词]马嚼子；马衔 A bit is a piece of metal that is held in a horse's mouth and is used to control the horse when you are riding. 14 Bit is the past tense of bite. 15 [PHRASE 短语]一点点地；逐渐地 If something happens bit by bit, it happens in stages. 16 [PHRASE 短语]急欲摆脱束缚做事；急于开始 If someone is champing at the bit or is chomping at the bit, they are very impatient to do something, but they are prevented from doing it, usually by circumstances that they have no control over. I expect you're champing at the bit, so we'll get things going as soon as we can. 我希望你努力打开局面，这样我们就能尽快把事情做起来。
17 [PHRASE短语 ]尽微薄之力；尽一份力 If you do your bit, you do something that, to a small or limited extent, helps to achieve something. 19 [PHRASE 短语]完全和…一样…；…程度丝毫不逊色于… You say that one thing is every bit as good, interesting, or important as another to emphasize that the first thing is just as good, interesting, or important as the second. 20 [PHRASE 短语]有点儿过分；不合情理 If you say that something is a bit much, you are annoyed because you think someone has behaved in an unreasonable way. [v-link PHR] [feelings] [mainly BRIT 主英] [INFORMAL 非正式] 21 [PHRASE 短语]一点儿也不；毫不 You use not a bit when you want to make a strong negative statement. [emphasis] [mainly BRIT 主英] 22 [PHRASE 短语]并非如此；根本没有；一点儿没有 You say not a bit of it to emphasize that something that you might expect to be the case is not the case. 23 [PHRASE 短语]各种零碎东西；七零八碎的东西 You can use bits and pieces or bits and bobs to refer to a collection of different things. 24 [PHRASE 短语]（对工作等）满腔热忱，义无反顾 If you get the bit between your teeth, or take the bit between your teeth, you become very enthusiastic about a job you have to do. 25 [PHRASE 短语]成为碎片 If something is smashed or blown to bits, it is broken into a number of pieces. If something falls to bits, it comes apart so that it is in a number of pieces. 26 thrilled to bits→see: thrilled ； |