bit
noun [ C ] uk/bɪt/ us/bɪt/
(AMOUNT)
A2 informal小块;少许，少量
a small piece or amount of something
Would you like a bit of chocolate? 你想来点儿巧克力吗？
The glass smashed into little bits. 玻璃杯摔成了小碎片。
There were bits of paper all over the floor. 地板上到处都是碎纸片。
She tries to do a bit of exercise every day. 她尽力每天都锻炼一下。
I don't understand this bit. 我不明白这一点。
a bit informalB2 一小段距离;一小段时间
a short distance or period of time
I'm just going out for a bit. See you later. 我正要出去一小会儿，回头见。
Can you move up a bit? 请你移一点，好吗？
I'll see you in a bit.
I'll wait a bit and see if she comes.
Could you move your chair a bit, please?
We'll stay here a bit and see what happens.
Why don't we rest a bit and eat our lunch?
a bit of somethingC1 一点儿，有点儿
a slight but not serious amount or type of something
Maria's put on a bit of weight, hasn't she? 玛丽亚长胖了一点儿，对吧？
It's a bit of a nuisance. 真让人有点儿烦。
Getting all the children ready on time can be a bit of a challenge.
The realization that I had left my phone at home sent me into a bit of a panic, but it was fine.
I suppose I felt a bit of envy, too.
It caused a bit of confusion but it was soon sorted out.
a bit...A2 稍微，有点儿
slightly
The dress is a bit too big for me. 这件衣服我穿有点儿大。
That was a bit silly, wasn't it? 那有点儿蠢，对吗？
I'm a bit nervous. 我有点儿紧张。
I was hoping there'd be some food - I'm a bit hungry. 我希望能有些吃的——我有点儿饿了。
We were a bit sad to leave her there.
I'm a bit cold - I'm going to put my jacket on.
It's a bit strange that she left without saying goodbye, isn't it?
Would you like a bit more cake? 你想再来点儿蛋糕吗？
It's a bit like a Swiss chalet. 它有点儿像瑞士木造农舍。
UK很，非常
very
Blimey, it's a bit cold! 哎呀，天很冷呀！
And she didn't invite him? That was a bit mean! 她没有邀请他吗？这太不像话了！
This restaurant is a bit nice, isn't it?
It's a bit hot in here, isn't it?
bit by bitC1 一点一点地，逐渐地
gradually
I saved up the money bit by bit. 我一点一点积攒下了这些钱。
Bit by bit, we built up a pretty good library.
She grew the business bit by bit.
Bit by bit, details of the affair emerged.
Since we moved into the house five years ago, we've been renovating it bit by bit.
They're taking the whole building apart, bit by bit.
not a bit (also not one bit) 丝毫不，一点也不
not in any way
She wasn't a bit worried about the test. 她丝毫不担心考试。
"Are you getting tired?" "Not a bit." “你累了吗？”“一点也不累。”
I wasn't one bit surprised at the news, to be honest.
I don't regret leaving one bit.
"You're not upset about the party, are you?" "No, not a bit - don't worry."
He's not one bit like his brother.
quite a bitB1 许多;相当多
a lot
They have quite a bit of money. 他们很有钱。
There was quite a bit of butter in the dish.
We spent quite a bit of time training the staff to use the new system.
She talked quite a bit about her childhood in Canada.
The housing market has slowed down quite a bit since its peak in 2009.
We used to travel quite a bit with the kids when they were younger.
to bits 成碎片；变成小块
into small pieces
The car was blown to bits. 汽车被炸成碎片。
It just fell to bits in my hands. 它就在我手上变成了碎片。
I failed to catch the dish as it fell and it smashed to bits on the floor.
Several trees in the area had been uprooted in the storm and torn to bits.
Both vehicles had been blasted to bits by rockets and shells.
非常
very much
I love my son to bits. 我非常爱我的儿子。
I love the guy to bits but he does sometimes drive me crazy.
I wouldn't be without my cats - I love them to bits.
- More examples
- I think we need a bit of colour in this room.
- We may as well finish off this pie - there's only a little bit left.
- I brought a few things back from India - bits of jewellery and material mainly.
- I've bracketed the bits of text that could be omitted.
- That salmon was very expensive so make sure you eat up every bit.
(HORSE)
（马的）嚼子
a piece of metal put in a horse's mouth to allow the person riding it to control its movements
(COMPUTER)
computing specialized比特，二进制位，位（计算机信息单位）
a unit of information in a computer that must be either 0 or 1
a 32-bit computer (= a computer that processes 32 bits of information at a time) 32位的计算机
(COIN)
UK, old use辅币，硬币
a coin representing a small amount of money
a threepenny/sixpenny bit 3便士／6便士硬币
US informal, old use一角两分半，12.5美分（常用来说25美分，即‘two bits’）
an amount of money that is equal to 12 1/2 cents, usually used in the expression "two bits," or 25 cents
Compare: two bits
(TOOL)
钻头;刀头
the part of a tool used for cutting or drilling (= making holes)
Idioms
be a bit muchidiom informal 过分;不公平;不合理
to be a situation, or type of behaviour that is unreasonable, or more than you can deal with
I thought being asked to miss my lunch was a bit much. 我认为要求我不去午餐太过分了。
be a bit of all rightidiom UK slang 是迷人的人，是有魅力的人
to be an attractive person
a bit of fluff/stuff/skirtidiom UK slang old-fashioned 风骚女子，性感女郎
a sexually attractive woman
Have you seen his latest bit of skirt? 你见过他的新任性感女友吗？
a bit of roughidiom UK humorous informal 社会地位低的情人（通常指男性）
a sexual partner, usually a man, from a low social class
Jenny's chatting up the barman again. She likes a bit of rough. 珍妮又在和酒吧侍者搭讪了。她喜欢比她社会地位低的情人。
a bit on the sideidiom mainly UK humorous informal 婚外情；情人
a sexual relationship with someone who is not married to you, or the person you have the relationship with
We've thought for a while that he was having a bit on the side. 曾有一段时间，我们认为他有婚外恋。
get the bit between your teethidiom (US also take the bit between your teeth) 果断做；义无反顾
to do what you have decided to do in a forceful and energetic way
She wasn't that interested at first, but she loved it once she got the bit between her teeth. 最初她对此并不热心，但一旦做起来她就义无反顾。
not a bit of itidiom UK informal 根本不是那样（指与预料完全不同）
said when a situation or event is very different from what you expected
I thought he would be sorry, but not a bit of it. 我原以为他会感到难过，但他根本没当回事。
be in bitsidiom UK informal 非常难过
to be very upset
He was in bits after her death. 她去世后，他非常难过。
bits and piecesidiom C2 informal (UK also bits and bobs)七零八碎;零碎的工作
small things or jobs of different types
bit
verb uk/bɪt/ us/bɪt/
（bite 的过去式）
past simple of bite