1 B2 中性
对攻击、批评或指责作出尖锐或强硬的回应。
"When the journalist questioned her integrity, the senator bit back with a list of her achievements."
不可分离
对批评或攻击进行尖锐反击;也可指忍住不说或不表现出来。
用言语回击,或者忍住差点要说出口的话。
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
对攻击、批评或指责作出尖锐或强硬的回应。
"When the journalist questioned her integrity, the senator bit back with a list of her achievements."
忍住不表达某种情绪,或不说出本来要说的话。
"She bit back the angry words that were rising in her throat and smiled politely."
He bit back the retort that rose to his lips.
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
反过来咬回去——像动物被攻击时回咬一样。
用言语回击,或者忍住差点要说出口的话。
有两个不同意思:(1)带反击性质地尖锐回应,常见于言语上;(2)压住情绪、反应或评论不表现出来。这两个意思都常见于新闻和日常口语。语体中性,大多数场合都适用。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "bite back" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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