bite off

噛み切る

歯で噛んで、物の一部を切り離す。

やさしい英語で： To use your teeth to separate a piece from something.

• He bit off a small piece.
• The dog bit off the end of the toy.
• Try not to bite off too much bread at once.

使い方： bite a piece off something (She bit a piece off the biscuit.)

よく使う表現： bite off something, bite something off

引き受ける

特に難しい仕事や責任を引き受ける。

やさしい英語で： To agree to do a job or take responsibility for something, especially something difficult.

• I may have bitten off too much.
• She bit off a difficult task by offering to organize everything.
• Have we bitten off more than we can chew?

使い方： bite off more than you can chew (I bit off more than I could chew with this project.)

類義語： take on, undertake

よく使う表現： bite off too much, bite off a task

奪い取る

特に大きなものの一部を、素早く、または力ずくで手に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To get something quickly or forcefully, especially part of something larger.

• The company bit off a share of the market.
• New rivals are biting off pieces of our business.
• He hoped to bite off some territory before peace talks began.

使い方： bite off a piece of something (The firm bit off a piece of the export market.)

類義語： seize, grab

よく使う表現： bite off a share, bite off a piece