bite
at/of the ' cherry (BrE) an opportunity
to do sth #
^ Eft #1 ) : They were
eager for a second
bite of the cherry. filler.— more
at bark n.
'bite-sized (also bite-size^ adj. [usually before noun] 1 small enough to put into the mouth and
eat — P fgffe T Eft; /hi&Eft: Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.
2 (informal) very small or short fl/hift ;
M Eft: The exams are taken in
bite-size chunks over two years.
bit ing /'baitirj/
adj. 1 (of a wind M) very cold and unpleasant
jft| # Eft; '/M M Eft 2 (of remarks i£) cruel and
critical MWtf);
¥ W Eft: biting
sarcasm/wit A WJ / fB&iJ ► bit-ing-lyadv
bit-map /'bitmaep/ noun (computing if) a way in which an image is stored with a
fixed number of bits (= units of information)
for each unit of the image {& pf) ► bit-map verb (-pp-) [VN]
bi-tonal / bai'taunl; NAmE -'too-/ adj. (music If) having parts
in two different keys sounding
together “ it i$M4 1$ ► bi-ton-al-ity /.baitau'naelati; NAmE -too-/ noun [U]
'bit part noun a small part in a film/movie ( rp
_ lft)/J^£
'bit player noun 1
an actor with
a small part in a film/movie fe; 2 a
person or an organiza
tion that
is involved in a situation but does not have an important role and has little
influence
(mm \
bit-stream /'bitstriim/ noun (computing if) a flow of data in binary form
bitter frw/’bita(r)/
adj., noun
•adj. iildisJI More bitter and most bitter are the
usual comparative and superlative forms, but binwest can also be used. * more bitter ffl most bitter IHH'jflSft t
bitterest0
1 (of arguments, disagreements, etc.
dispute ti^fft^?rJ|#-ife 2 (of people A) feeling angry
WHICH WORD?
Bitter,
sour, sharp and acid are all used more for tastes. Pungent and acrid are used more for smells. A bitter taste is usually unpleasant, but some people enjoy the
bitter flavour of coffee or chocolate. You cannot use any other word to describe
this flavour. Sour and add both describe the taste of a
lemon or fruit that is not ripe. Sour is usually a negative term; acid can be negative or simply descriptive. A sharp or pungent
flavour is more strong than unpleasant,
especially when describing cheese. A pungent smeil is usually
unpleasant, but some people enjoy the pungent smell of rich, spicy food An acrid smell is always unpleasant; acrid is not used for the smell of food. * bitter,
sour sharp m acid pungent acrid
bitter
jftfMiitMfft, ^A^
it. sour *0 acid sourii
sharp &
pungent
Eft^iffttAMillfco pungent Eft4PW A#3ftMlft, acrid
; acrid
PATTERNS AND
COLLOCATIONS b to taste
bitter/pungent/sour/sharp/acid
■
to smell bitter/pungent/acrid/sharp
*
a(n) bitter/pungent/sour/acrid/sharp/acid
taste/ flavour
■
a(n)
bitter/pungent/acrid/sharp/acid smell/odour
•
a(n)
bitter/sour/sharp/acid fruit « pungent/sharp cheese
b pungent/acrid smoke