Bit
[bɪt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; 'he looked around for the right size bit'.
(noun.) piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; 'the horse was not accustomed to a bit'.
(noun.) the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers.
(noun.) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; 'a bit of rock caught him in the eye'.
(noun.) a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; 'there are 8 bits in a byte'.
編輯:史蒂夫--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v.) The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.
(v.) Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.
(v. t.) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.
(-) imp. & p. p. of Bite.
(v.) A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.
(v.) Somewhat; something, but not very great.
(v.) A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.
(v.) The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
(v.) The cutting iron of a plane.
(v.) In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.
(-) 3d sing. pr. of Bid, for biddeth.
(imp.) of Bite
(-) of Bite
吉恩編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Mouth-piece of a bridle.[2]. Mouthful, morsel, crumb, fragment, scrap.[3]. Whit, tittle, jot, iota, particle, atom, grain, mite, ace, scintilla.
整理:彼得
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Morsel, piece, fragment, part
ANT:Mass, whole
克拉丽斯編輯
解釋/意思:
n. a bite a morsel: a small piece: the smallest degree: a small tool for boring (see Brace): the part of the bridle which the horse holds in his mouth (see Bridle)—hence To take the bit in his teeth to be beyond restraint.—v.t. to put the bit in the mouth; to curb or restrain:—pr.p. bit′ting; pa.p. bit′ted.—Bit by bit piecemeal gradually.
編輯:齐克
例句/造句/用法:
- Not a bit like home, added Amy. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- I think I am a bit i' that line. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Again, a minute bit of bark has been upturned by the scraping hand, and the direction of the break indicates the direction of the passage. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Of course you will find plenty of socialists who see other issues and who smile a bit at the rigors of economic determinism. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Ye couldn't treat a poor sinner, now, to a bit of sermon, could ye,--eh? 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- He opened a drawer and took out a bit of metal. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- What do you think of that for a fine bit of antithesis? 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The red bit, the black bit, the inkstand top, the other inkstand top, the little sand-box. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Not a bit on it, said the strange man. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- But the deuce a bit would they sit down. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Wait a bit, though! 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- It's a fine bit of work, Susan! 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Harry as the Saracen should strut a bit more, and John needn't holler his inside out. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- We go grubbing along day after day, without a bit of change, and very little fun. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Well, it may be better to wait a bit. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Crape, keys, centre-bits, darkies--nothing forgotten? 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- As it was, she merely stipulated, If you bring the boy back with his head blown to bits by a musket, don't look to me to put it together again. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Did the Azilians play with these pebbles or tell a story with them, as imaginative children will do with bits of wood and stone nowadays? 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Take a vial about two-thirds full of muriatic acid and put into it little bits of sheet zinc as long as the acid will dissolve them. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- Oh, Lord, I am shaken to bits! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He was like a flask that is smashed to atoms, he seemed to himself that he was all fragments, smashed to bits. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- They used them to hammer with, perhaps they used them to fight with, and perhaps they used bits of wood for similar purposes. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I took the paper in my hands as soon as I had read it--I tore it up to little bits--I tore it--oh! 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- In 1770 Dr. Priestley published the fact that this rubber had become notable for rubbing out pencil marks, bits of it being sold for a high price for that purpose. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Bring them bits of timber, Barney. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Otherwise, it is shattered into smaller bits. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Bits of old wood carvings from the pulpit, and panels from the chancel, and images from the organ-loft, said the clerk. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- They came quite close to me, rubbing their muzzles against my body and nosing for the bits of food it was always my practice to reward them with. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Then we three pushed the wagon seven miles, and Oliver moved ahead and pulled the horses after him by the bits. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- I never can, so I'll only give you bits out of my notebook, for I've done nothing but sketch and scribble since I started. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
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