bite

/baɪt/· 动词

财经/商业B1

bite
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Chinese meaning

(对duì消xiāo费fèi者zhě/经jīng济jì)产chǎn生shēng实shí质zhì冲chōng击jī,咬yǎo人rén般bān伤shāng害hài

用yòng牙yá咬yǎo;引yǐn申shēn为wèi造zào成chéng冲chōng击jī

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加jiā息xī将jiāng对duì消xiāo费fèi者zhě产chǎn生shēng实shí质zhì冲chōng击jī

Example

The Fed’s quarter-point interest-rate hike will ‘bite’ consumers. Here’s how to prep your money.

美měi联lián储chǔ加jiā息xī0.25个gè百bǎi分fēn点diǎn将jiāng「咬yǎo」痛tòng消xiāo费fèi者zhě。以yǐ下xià是shì你nǐ该gāi如rú何hé提tí前qián打dǎ理lǐ好hǎo自zì己jǐ的de钱qián。

Source: MarketWatch · 17 Sep 2026

Background ✎

美měi联lián储chǔ加jiā息xī0.25个gè百bǎi分fēn点diǎn,是shì自zì2023年nián以yǐ来lái的de首shǒu次cì上shàng调diào,意yì在zài抑yì制zhì通tōng胀zhàng。这zhè次cì加jiā息xī将jiāng直zhí接jiē影yǐng响xiǎng信xìn用yòng卡kǎ、房fáng贷dài利lì率lǜ,以yǐ及jí食shí品pǐn和hé汽qì油yóu等děng日rì常cháng开kāi支zhī,普pǔ通tōng消xiāo费fèi者zhě的de钱qián包bāo会huì明míng显xiǎn感gǎn受shòu到dào压yā力lì。

Roots · etymology

源自古英语 bītan,印欧词根 *bʰeyd-(分裂)

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • take a bite out of(削减,咬掉一块)/ bite the bullet(咬牙硬扛)/ bite back(反咬一口)

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