[yǎo]
[动]
(上下牙齿用力对着) bite; snap at
									
										too tough to bite [chew];
										咬不动
									
									
									
										take a bite;
										咬了一口
									
									
									
										assert emphatically; insist;
										一口咬定
									
									
									
										Barking dogs seldom bite.
										爱叫的狗不咬人。
									
									
									
										The dog snapped [bit] at my leg.
										那条狗咬了我的腿。
									
									
									
										Babies who are getting new teeth like something hard to bite on.
										正在长牙齿的婴儿喜欢咬硬物。
									
									(狗叫) bark
									
										Cocks crow and dogs bark.
										鸡叫狗咬。
									
									(夹住;卡住) grip; bite
									
										The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work.
										台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
									
									
									
										This old nut won't bite [grip].
										这个旧螺母咬不住扣儿。
									
									(受责难或审讯时牵扯别人) incriminate another person (usu. innocent) when blamed or interrogated
									
										trump up a countercharge against one's accuser; make a false countercharge
										反咬一口
									
									(正确地念出) pronounce; articulate
									
										clear articulation [enunciation];
										咬字清楚
									
									
									
										He can pronounce this word correctly.
										这个字他咬得很准。
									
									(过分地斟酌) be nitpicking (about the use of words)
									
										be nitpicking on words
										咬字眼儿