bit
noun /bɪt/
/bɪt/
Idioms - a bit[singular] (used as an adverb
用作副词 有点儿；稍微 - These trousers are a bit tight.
这条裤子有点紧。 - ‘Are you tired?’ ‘Yes, I am a bit.’
“你累了吗？” “是的，有点。” - I was a bit disappointed by the film.
我对这部电影有点失望。 - It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend.
比我预计的消费高了一点。 - The future looks a little bit brighter this morning.
今天早上，未来看起来有点光明。 - I felt a wee bit guilty about it.
我对此觉得有点儿愧疚。 - I can lend you fifty pounds, if you want. That should help a bit.
如果你需要，我可以借给你五十英镑。那应该有些帮助。
British/American a bit / a littlea bit / a little- In British English it is common to use a bit to mean ‘slightly’ or ‘to a small extent’:
- These shoes are a bit tight.
这鞋有点儿紧。 - I’ll be a bit later home tomorrow.
明天我要晚点儿回家。 - Can you turn the volume up a bit?
你能把音量开大点儿吗？
- These shoes are a bit tight.
- It is more common in North American English to say a little, or (informal) a little bit. You can also use these phrases in British English:
- These shoes are a little bit too tight.
这鞋有点儿紧。 - I’ll be a little later home tomorrow.
明天我要晚点儿回家。 - Can you turn the volume up a little bit?
你能把音量开大点儿吗？
- These shoes are a little bit too tight.
- I'm still just a bit confused.
我还是有点儿困惑。 - He helped me a little bit in the afternoon.
下午他帮了我一点儿忙。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- teensy
- wee
- …
- just a bit
- not the least bit
- These trousers are a bit tight.
- a bit[singular] (especially British English) a short time or distance
稍顷；短距离 - Wait a bit!
等会儿！ - Can you move up a bit?
你请挪过去点儿好吗？ - for a bit Greg thought for a bit before answering.
格雷格略微思考了一下才回答。 - in a bit See you in a bit.
待会儿见。
- Wait a bit!
- [countable] bit of something (especially British English) a small amount or piece of something
小量；小块 - Here are some useful bits of information.
这里有一些有用的信息。 - I have a bit of good news for you.
我有一点好消息要告诉你。 - Let me give you a little bit of advice.
我给你一点建议。 - With a bit of luck, we'll be there by 12.
如果顺利点，我们将于 12 点钟赶到那里。 - I've got a bit of shopping to do.
我要买点东西。 - bits of paper/wood/plastic
一些纸/木头/塑料
- Here's a bit of news that may interest you.
这里有一点消息可能会让你感兴趣。 - Do you want a bit of pizza?
你想来点儿比萨饼吗？ - Can you save me a bit?
你能给我留一点儿吗？ - A big bit of plaster just fell down from the ceiling.
一大块灰泥刚刚从天花板上掉下来。 - She tore the letter up and threw it on the floor. Marion stooped to pick up the bits.
她把信撕碎扔在地板上，马里恩弯腰捡起了碎片。 - I've bought a nice bit of fish for dinner.
我买了一块儿不错的鱼晚餐吃。 - I'm worried because bits keep falling off my car.
我很担心，因为我的车一直在掉碎片。 - He managed to get odd bits of work, but no regular job.
他设法找了些零工，但没有固定的工作。
- Here are some useful bits of information.
- [countable] (especially British English) a part of something larger
（事物的）一部分，一段 - The best bit of the holiday was seeing the Grand Canyon.
假期中最精彩的片段是参观大峡谷。 - I read it, but I missed out the boring bits.
我读过了，但跳过了乏味的部份。 - bit about something I like the bit about owls in the first chapter.
我喜欢第一章中关于猫头鹰的部分。
- Listen to the interview again and pick out the bits you want to use in the article.
再听一遍采访，选出你想用在文章里的内容。 - The school play was a huge success—the audience roared with laughter at all the funny bits.
学校的演出获得了巨大成功，所有的滑稽片段都令观众哄堂大笑。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- pick out
- pick up
- fall off
- bit of
- bits and bobs
- bits and pieces
- blow something to bits
- …
- The best bit of the holiday was seeing the Grand Canyon.
- [singular] a bit (of something) (especially British English, informal) a large amount
大量 - ‘How much does he earn?’ ‘Quite a bit!’
“他有多少收入？” “挺多的！” - It rained a fair bit during the night.
夜里雨下得相当大。 - The new system will take a bit of getting used to (= it will take a long time to get used to).
适应新系统将需花很多时间。
- ‘Has it been difficult for you at work?’ ‘Just a bit (= it has been very difficult).’
“你的工作不好干吧？”“是不太容易。” - We made a good bit of progress.
我们取得了很大进展。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fair
- good
- take
- quite a bit
- just a bit
- ‘How much does he earn?’ ‘Quite a bit!’
- [countable] the smallest unit of information used by a computer
比特，二进制位，位（计算机的最小信息单位） - [countable] a metal bar that is put in a horse’s mouth so that the rider can control it
嚼子 - enlarge image[countable] a tool or part of a tool for drilling (= making) holes
钻头；刀头；钎头 - little
- small
- tiny
- …
- pick out
- pick up
- fall off
- bit of
- bits and bobs
- bits and pieces
- blow something to bits
- …
- [countable] (North American English, informal) an amount of money equal to 12½ cents
12.5 分；一角二分半 - bits[plural] (British English, informal) a person’s sexual organs
（人的）生殖器 see also bit, bite, bitten
small amount小量
part of something部分
large amount大量
computing计算机技术
for horse马
tool工具
money钱
sexual organs生殖器官
词源senses 1 to 5 and senses 9 to 10 Old English bita ‘bite, mouthful’, of Germanic origin; related to German Bissen, also to bite.senses 7 to 8 Old English bite ‘biting, a bite’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beet and German Biss, also to bite.sense 6 1940s: blend of binary and digit.
Idioms
be in bits
- (British English, informal) to be very sad or worried
非常难过（或焦虑） - Inside I'm in bits because I miss him so much.
我内心非常难受，因为太想念他了。 - I’m in bits about the problems I’ve had.
我对我遇到的问题有些困惑。 - She was in bits over her decision to quit.
她对自己辞职的决定有些犹豫。
- Inside I'm in bits because I miss him so much.
the (whole)… bit
- (informal, disapproving) behaviour or ideas that are typical of a particular group, type of person or activity
（某团体、某类人或活动的）典型行为，特有观念 - She couldn't accept the whole drug-culture bit.
她无法接受这种毒品文化。
- She couldn't accept the whole drug-culture bit.
bit by bit
- a piece at a time; gradually
一点一点地；逐渐地 - He assembled the model aircraft bit by bit.
他把飞机模型一点一点地组装起来。 - Bit by bit memories of the night came back to me.
我渐渐回忆起了那晚的点点滴滴。
- He assembled the model aircraft bit by bit.
a bit much
- (informal) not fair or not reasonable
过分；不应当；不合理 - It's a bit much calling me at three in the morning.
凌晨三点钟打电话给我，太过分了。 - The noise from next door is getting a bit much.
从隔壁传来的声音越来越大，使人受不了了。
- It's a bit much calling me at three in the morning.
a bit of a…
- (informal, especially British English) used when talking about unpleasant or negative things or ideas, to mean ‘rather a…’
（谈及负面事情时用）有点儿 - 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.
这次铁路罢工有点头痛。
- We may have a bit of a problem on our hands.
a bit of all right
- (British English, slang) a person that you think is sexually attractive
有魅力的人；性感的人 - Dave’s new girlfriend is a bit of all right, isn’t she?
戴夫的新女朋友有点不错，不是吗？
- Dave’s new girlfriend is a bit of all right, isn’t she?
a bit of rough
- (British English, slang) a person of a low social class who has a sexual relationship with somebody of a higher class
（与社会地位较高者有性关系的）草根情人
a bit on the side
- (British English, slang) the boyfriend or girlfriend of somebody who is already married or in a steady sexual relationship with somebody else
婚外情人；第三者 - Is he your bit on the side?
他是你的助手吗？
- Is he your bit on the side?
bits and pieces/bobs
- (British English, informal) small objects or items of various kinds
零七碎八；零星物品 - She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left.
她把她零零碎碎的东西都塞进了一只包里就走了。 - I just need to get a few bits and pieces at the supermarket.
我就在超市买几样零碎的东西。
- She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left.
blow somebody/something to bits/pieces
- to use bombs or other weapons to destroy somebody/something completely
有点儿；稍微 - The plane was blown to pieces when the bomb exploded.
炸弹爆炸时，飞机被炸成碎片。
- The plane was blown to pieces when the bomb exploded.
champing at the bit
- (informal) impatient to do or start doing something
迫不及待；急不可耐 - Gerry’s champing at the bit to go to college.
格里渴望上大学。
- Gerry’s champing at the bit to go to college.
do your bit
- (informal) to do your share of a task
干分内的事 - We can finish this job on time if everyone does their bit.
要是每个人都尽职，我们就能按时完成这项工作。
- We can finish this job on time if everyone does their bit.
every bit as good, bad, etc. (as somebody/something)
- just as good, bad, etc.; equally good, bad, etc.
（和某人、某事物）同样好、同样坏等 - Rome is every bit as beautiful as Paris.
罗马和巴黎一样美丽。 - He’s every bit as clever as she is.
他和她一样聪明。
- Rome is every bit as beautiful as Paris.
get the bit between your teeth
- (informal) to become very enthusiastic about something that you have started to do so that you are unlikely to stop until you have finished
果断地做某事；义无反顾
not a bit | not one (little) bit
- not at all; not in any way
一点也不；毫不 - ‘Are you cold?’ ‘Not a bit.’
“你冷吗？” “一点不冷。” - It's not a bit of use (= there's no point in) complaining.
抱怨毫无意义。 - I'm not the least bit interested in football.
我对美式橄榄球一点儿兴趣都没有。 - I don't like that idea one bit.
我根本不喜欢那个主意。
- ‘Are you cold?’ ‘Not a bit.’
not a bit of it!
- (informal, British English) used for saying that something that you had expected to happen did not happen
（预计要发生的事）根本不是那样，压根儿没有发生 - You'd think she'd be tired after the journey but not a bit of it!
你以为她旅行之后会疲劳，根本没那回事！
- You'd think she'd be tired after the journey but not a bit of it!
not a blind bit/the blindest bit of…
- (British English, informal) not any
丝毫没有 - He didn't take a blind bit of notice of me (= he ignored me).
他压根儿没理睬我。 - It won't make the blindest bit of difference (= it will make no difference at all).
那根本不会有什么分别的。
- He didn't take a blind bit of notice of me (= he ignored me).
not the least/slightest bit
- not at all
一点也不；毫不 - Normally I'm not the least bit shy.
通常我一点也不害羞。 - He wasn't the slightest bit interested in answering our questions.
他对回答我们的问题一点也不感兴趣。
- Normally I'm not the least bit shy.
to bits
- into small pieces
成为碎片；变成小块 - The book fell to bits in my hands.
那本书在我手中成了碎片。 - All the crockery had been smashed to bits.
所有的陶器都给摔成了碎片。 - She took the engine to bits, then carefully put it together again.
她把发动机拆开，又再仔细装好。
- The book fell to bits in my hands.
- (informal) very much
非常；十分 - I love my kids to bits.
我非常爱我的孩子。 - She was thrilled to bits when I said I'd come.
我说我会来，她高兴坏了。
- I love my kids to bits.