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at HEAD n., ONCE adv. Ml ,bite back (at sb/sth) to react angrily, especially when sb has criticized or harmed you SS; SK .bite sth<->'backto stop your­self from saying sth or from showing your feelings

She bit back her anger. M© ,bite into sth to cut into the surface of sth ^ mm ) AJMfc:      The horses’ hooves bit deep

into the soft earth. 3,mU«iM7fe&ltt±So

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►                  USING TEETH ffj 5f $f 1 [C] an act of biting P£: The dog

gave me a playful bite. $}iitil If Scife 7 ~ T <, 0 He has to wear a brace to correct his bite (= the way the upper and lower teeth fit together), fife# # :7 f§AffIE 7 iA ®

►                  FOOD 2 [C] a small piece of food that you can bite

from a larger piece ( PfeT (KJ ) P: She took a couple o/ bites of the sandwich. Mi7 M P H 0 0 He didn’t eat a bite of his dinner (= he ate nothing), life— p ifsctfriS: lfe0 3 a ~ (to eat) [sing.] {informal) a small amount of food; a small meal  —4f: How about

a bite of lunch? ff)7Mo We just have time for a bite to eat before the movie.  , fM] R

►                  OF INSECT/ANIMAL ili; 4 [C] a wound made by an

animal or insect ;  ; Mifj: Dog bites can get

infected.      P0 a mosquito/snake bite

►                  STRONG TASTE ffll ijfc if 5 [U] a pleasant strong taste $£#: Cheese will add extra bite to any pasta dish, 7S&

►                  COLD ^ 6 [sing.] a sharp cold feeling M ^ 'ffl : There’s a bite in the air tonight. t

►                  POWERFUL EFFECT $1 %     7 [U] a quality that makes

sth effective or powerful         : The perform­ance had no bite to it. fll ^    „

►                  OF FISH &. 8 [c] the act of a fish biting food on a hook p£

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— see also frostbite, love bite, sound bite rTTfl a SYNONYMS pg&flMOT bitter

pungent ♦ sour * acrid ♦ sharp ♦ acid

These words all describe a strong, unpleasant taste or smell.

bitter (of a taste or smell) strong and usually unpleasant; (of food or drink) having a bitter taste It

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pungent (of a smell or taste) strong and usually unpleasant; (of food or smoke) having a pungent smell or taste & { n***jK » ». ^AXM®, ( * tl )          ( M ) tA®, $![#$: the pungent

smell of burning rubber

sour (of a taste) bitter like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ripe; (of food or drink) having a sour

taste it < m&) m®, ( mmm) #»*»:

Too much pulp produces a sour wine.

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acrid (of a Smell or taste) strong and unpleasant; (of smoke) having an acrid smell It (      ) $}$[

M,     (J8 ) tAW, $3 # 65; acrid smoke

from burning tyres         f(jM&HVt

sharp (of a taste or smell) strong and slightly bitter; (of food or drink) having a sharp taste ft (         )

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$J: The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste.

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acid (of a taste or smelt) bitter, like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ripe; (of food or drink) having an acid taste ft (*S)ftti. ( HW ) ttNfttttt' (*. ) WSlrtW