bite

噛む

相手の体に歯を立てて、傷つけたり攻撃したりする。

やさしい英語で： To hurt or attack someone by closing your teeth on their body.

• That dog might bite you.
• The frightened child bit my hand.
• Has a snake ever bitten anyone here?

よく使う表現： bite someone, bite a hand, dogs that bite

噛む、かじる

食べ物や物に歯を立てて、切ったり一部を取ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To use your teeth to cut into food or another object.

• Bite the apple carefully.
• She bit into her sandwich.
• He has bitten his nails since childhood.

使い方： bite into something (He bit into a ripe peach.)

よく使う表現： bite into something, bite an apple, bite your nails

刺す、噛む

虫が皮膚に小さな穴を開ける。かゆくなることが多い。

やさしい英語で： If an insect does this, it makes a small hole in your skin, often causing itching.

• Mosquitoes bite me every summer.
• Something bit my ankle last night.
• These tiny insects can bite through thin clothing.

よく使う表現： mosquitoes that bite, bite someone, bite at night

食い込む、噛み合う

表面に強く押しつけたり食い込んだりして、しっかりつかむ。

やさしい英語で： To press firmly into a surface and get a strong hold on it.

• The tyres failed to bite on the ice.
• The brakes bit suddenly and the car stopped.
• The saw teeth bite into the wood.

使い方： bite into something (The metal points bite into the ice.)

類義語： grip, catch

反対語： slip

よく使う表現： bite into something, tyres bite firmly, brakes begin to bite

一口

一度に口に入れられる少量の食べ物。

やさしい英語で： A small amount of food that you can put in your mouth at once.

• Try a bite of cake.
• She ate the sandwich in three bites.
• Can I have a bite of your apple?

使い方： a bite of something (He took a bite of bread.)

類義語： mouthful

よく使う表現： a bite of something, take a bite, one more bite

噛み傷、虫刺され

動物に噛まれたり虫に刺されたりして皮膚に残る跡や傷。

やさしい英語で： A mark or wound left on the skin by an animal or insect.

• The bite on my arm hurts.
• She needed treatment for a dog bite.
• Keep insect bites clean to prevent infection.

よく使う表現： snake bite, dog bite, insect bite

虫刺され

虫に刺されたり噛まれたりして皮膚にできる小さな腫れ。

やさしい英語で： A small swollen area of skin caused by an insect.

• This mosquito bite is itchy.
• She put cream on the bites.
• I woke up with red bites on both legs.

類義語： insect sting

よく使う表現： mosquito bite, itchy bite, insect bite

噛みつき

人や物に歯を立てて噛む動作。

やさしい英語で： An action of closing the teeth on someone or something.

• The dog gave the rope a bite.
• One bite broke the biscuit in half.
• A crocodile has a very powerful bite.

よく使う表現： take a bite, a powerful bite, a quick bite