bite down

短语

词形变化

bit down bites down 三单 bites down biting down bitten down biting down 现在分词 bit down 过去式 bitten down 过去式 bitten down 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To bite (something) very hard and usually for a purpose (like to hold it in one's mouth).

    不及物

    Biting down on my wallet, I had two hands free to open the door.

  2. 2.

    To clench with one's teeth.

    不及物

    He bit down to force himself not to say anything.

  3. 3.

    To repress or bite back an (emotion, impulse or reaction).

    比喻 及物

    She bit down on the urge to strike the woman who had wronged her.