bit

词源同bite, 咬，指咬下的一小口。

bit

bit: There are three distinct nouns bit in English, but the two most ancient ones are probably both related ultimately to the verb bite. Bit as in ‘drill bit’ [OE] originally meant simply ‘bite’ or ‘biting’. The Old English word, bite, came from Germanic *bitiz, a derivative of the verb *bītan ‘bite’. The ‘drill bit’ sense did not develop until the 16th century.

The bit placed in a horse’s mouth is probably the same word. Bit meaning ‘small piece’ [OE] also comes from a Germanic derivative of *bītan, in this case *biton; this gave Old English bita ‘piece bitten off’. The more general sense, ‘small piece’, developed in the 16th century. The third bit, ‘unit of computer information’ [20], is a blend formed from ‘binary digit’.
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bit (n.1)

"small piece," c. 1200; related Old English bite "act of biting," and bita "piece bitten off," probably are the source of the modern words meaning "boring-piece of a drill" (1590s), "mouthpiece of a horse's bridle" (mid-14c.), and "a piece bitten off, morsel" (c. 1000). All from Proto-Germanic *biton (cognates: Old Saxon biti, Old Norse bit, Old Frisian bite, Middle Dutch bete, Old High German bizzo "biting," German Bissen "a bite, morsel"), from PIE root *bheid- "to split" (see fissure).

Meaning "small piece, fragment" is from c. 1600. Sense of "short space of time" is 1650s. Theatrical bit part is from 1909. Money sense in two bits, etc. is originally from Southern U.S. and West Indies, in reference to silver wedges cut or stamped from Spanish dollars (later Mexican reals); transferred to "eighth of a dollar."

bit (n.2)

computerese word, 1948 abbreviation coined by U.S. computer pioneer John W. Tukey (1915-2000) of binary digit, probably chosen for its identity with bit (n.1).

bit (v.)

past tense of bite.

1. Things might have been different if I'd talked a bit more.

如果当时我再多说一点的话，结果或许会不一样。

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2. I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose.

这些天我有点焦躁。我看是荷尔蒙在作怪。

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3. She'd do anything for a bit of pin money.

为了挣点外快，她什么都肯做。

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4. Today was really a bit of a write-off for me.

今天对我来说真的有点儿白白浪费了。

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5. "Well," he conceded, "I do sometimes mumble a bit."

“嗯，”他承认道，“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”

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1. a small quantity;

"a spot of tea"

"a bit of paper"

2. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole;

"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

3. an indefinitely short time;

"wait just a moment"

"it only takes a minute"

"in just a bit"

4. an instance of some kind;

"it was a nice piece of work"

"he had a bit of good luck"

5. piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding;

"the horse was not accustomed to a bit"

6. a unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states;

"there are 8 bits in a byte"

7. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful;

"all they had left was a bit of bread"

8. a small fragment;

"overheard snatches of their conversation"

9. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;

"he did his act three times every evening"

"she had a catchy little routine"

"it was one of the best numbers he ever did"

10. the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press;

"he looked around for the right size bit"

These trousers are a bit tight.

这条裤子有点紧。

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‘Are you tired? ’ ‘Yes, I am a bit. ’

“你累了吗？”“是的，有点。”

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It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend.

它比我预计的消费高了一点。

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I can lend you fifty pounds, if you want. That should help a bit.

如果你需要，我可以借给你五十英镑。那应该有些帮助。

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Did he give up? Not a bit of it!

他放弃了吗？根本没有！

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She found a pretty yellow jug smashed to bits.

她发现一个漂亮的黄色小罐被摔得粉碎。

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'Are you disappointed?'—'Not a bit.'

“你失望了吗？”——“一点儿也不。”

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Not one single bit of work has been started towards the repair of this road.

这条路的修缮工作一丁点儿都还没开始。

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Bit by bit I began to understand what they were trying to do.

我逐渐明白了他们想要干什么。

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I expect you're champing at the bit, so we'll get things going as soon as we can.

我希望你努力打开局面，这样我们就能尽快把事情做起来。

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My dinner jacket is every bit as good as his.

我的晚礼服和他的一样好。

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It's a bit much expecting me to dump your boyfriend for you.

指望我替你甩掉你的男朋友，有点儿过分了吧？

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I'm really not a bit surprised...

我真的一点儿也不觉得惊讶。

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They're worth quite a bit of money...

它们值不少钱。

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Things have changed quite a bit...

情况发生了相当大的变化。

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I still think I have a bit more to offer...

我还是认为我能再稍微多付出一点儿。

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Maybe we'll hear a little bit less noise.

也许我们听到的噪音会稍微少一点儿。

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Let's wait a bit...

我们等一会儿吧。

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I hope there will be time to talk a bit...

我希望能有时间谈一谈。

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That's the bit of the meeting that I missed...

那就是会议上我错过的那一小段。

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Now comes the really important bit...

下面是非常重要的部分。

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Only a bit of string looped round a nail in the doorpost held it shut.

仅仅是靠缠在门柱钉子上的一小段细绳把门关紧。

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...crumpled bits of paper.

皱皱巴巴的小纸片

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There was one bit of vital evidence which helped win the case...

一个关键的证据帮助打赢了这场官司。

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This girl was a bit strange...

这个女孩有点儿古怪。

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I think people feel a bit more confident...

我想人们应该觉得稍微自信了一点儿。

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It's all a bit of a mess...

有点儿乱七八糟。

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Students have always been portrayed as a bit of a joke...

学生们总是被描述为有点儿可笑的人。

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All it required was a bit of work...

这事儿只需稍费工夫就可以了。

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I got paid a little bit of money.

我只领到了一点点钱。

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Could you tell me a bit about the business your company is doing?

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bit, piece, sheet, slice, fragment, scrap

这些名词均含有"片，块，段"之意。

bit： 侧重指微小，一点点，小碎片。

piece： 最普通用词，多指从整体上分割下来的东西，可大可小。

sheet： 侧重指平整很薄的一张或一片。

slice： 多指切得很薄的一片食物。

fragment： 指破裂的，不完整的，不可完整的碎片。

scrap： 侧重指废弃的零碎之物。