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🔑 bit BrE /bɪt / NAmE /bɪt / noun ➤ small amount 小量 🔑 a bit [ sing. ] (used as an adverb 用作副词 (especially BrE rather SYN a little ◆ These trousers are a bit tight . ◆ 'Are you tired ?' 'Yes , I am a bit .' ◆ It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend . ◆ I can lend you fifty pounds , if you want . That should help a bit . a bit / a little In BrE a bit to mean 'slightly' or 'to a small extent'. 英式英语常用 a bit 表示稍微、有点儿 ： ◆ These shoes are a bit tight. 这鞋有点儿紧。 ◆ I'll be a bit later home tomorrow. 明天我要晚点儿回家。 ◆ Can you turn the volume up a bit? 你能把音量开大点儿吗？ It is more common in NAmE a little , or (informal a little bit . You can also use these phrases in BrE 美式英语较常用 a little 或 a little bit（非正式），英式英语亦可以这样说 ： ◆ These shoes are a little bit too tight. 这鞋有点儿紧。 ◆ I'll be a little later home tomorrow. 明天我要晚点儿回家。 ◆ Can you turn the volume up a little bit? 你能把音量开大点儿吗？ 🔑 a bit [ sing. ] (especially BrE a short time or distance ◆ Wait a bit ! ◆ Can you move up a bit ? ◆ Greg thought for a bit before answering . 🔑 [ C ] ~ of sth (especially BrE a small amount or piece of sth ◆ some useful bits of information ◆ With a bit of luck , we'll be there by 12 . ◆ I've got a bit of shopping to do . ◆ a bit of cake ◆ bits of grass /paper ➤ part of sth 部分 🔑 [ C ] (especially BrE a part of sth larger ◆ The best bit of the holiday was seeing the Grand Canyon . ◆ The school play was a huge success —the audience roared with laughter at all the funny bits . ➤ large amount 大量 [ sing. ] a ~ (of sth )(informal especially BrE a large amount ◆ 'How much does he earn ?' 'Quite a bit !' ◆ The new system will take a bit of getting used to (= it will take a long time to get used to . ➤ computing 计算机技术 [ C ] the smallest unit of information used by a computer ➤ for horse 马 [ C ] a metal bar that is put in a horse's mouth so that the rider can control it ➤ tool 工具 [ C ] a tool or part of a tool for drilling (= making holes ➡ see also drill noun (1 ➤ money 钱 [ C ] (NAmE informal an amount of money equal to 12½ cents * ➤ sexual organs 生殖器官 bits [ pl. ] (BrE informal a person's sexual organs ➡ see also bite , bit , bitten ● be in ˈbits (BrE informal to be very sad or worried ◆ Inside I'm in bits because I miss him so much . ● the (whole )… bit (informal disapproving behaviour or ideas that are typical of a particular group , type of person or activity ◆ She couldn't accept the whole drug -culture bit . ● bit by ˈbit a piece at a time ; gradually ◆ He assembled the model aircraft bit by bit . ◆ Bit by bit memories of the night came back to me . ● a bit ˈmuch (informal not fair or not reasonable ◆ It's a bit much calling me at three in the morning . ● a bit of a… (informal especially BrE used when talking about unpleasant or negative things or ideas , to mean 'rather a…' ◆ We may have a bit of a problem on our hands . ◆ The rail strike is a bit of a pain . ● a bit of all ˈright (BrE slang a person that you think is sexually attractive ● a bit of ˈrough (BrE slang a person of a low social class who has a sexual relationship with sb of a higher class ● a bit on the ˈside (BrE slang the boyfriend or girlfriend of sb who is already married or in a steady sexual relationship with sb else ● ˌbits and ˈpieces /ˈbobs (BrE informal small objects or items of various kinds ◆ She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left . ● do your ˈbit (informal to do your share of a task ◆ We can finish this job on time if everyone does their bit . ● every bit as good , bad , etc . (as sb /sth )just as good , bad , etc .; equally good , bad , etc . ◆ Rome is every bit as beautiful as Paris . ● get the bit between your teeth (informal to become very enthusiastic about sth that you have started to do so that you are unlikely to stop until you have finished ● not a ˈbit ● not one (little ) ˈbit not at all ; not in any way ◆ 'Are you cold ?' 'Not a bit .' ◆ It's not a bit of use (= there's no point in complaining . ◆ I don't like that idea one bit . ● not a ˈbit of it !(informal BrE used for saying that sth that you had expected to happen did not happen ◆ You'd think she'd be tired after the journey but not a bit of it ! ● to bits into small pieces ◆ The book fell to bits in my hands . ◆ She took the engine to bits , then carefully put it together again . (informal very much ◆ I love my kids to bits . ◆ She was thrilled to bits when I said I'd come . ● not a blind bit /the blindest bit of… (BrE informal not any ◆ He didn't take a blind bit of notice of me (= he ignored me . ◆ It won't make the blindest bit of difference (= it will make no difference at all . ● ˌchamping at the ˈbit (informal impatient to do or start doing sth
