| bite | 5. piece, amount bitten off, gigit: two ~s of the apple, dua gigit epal; 6. incisiveness, menusuk hati: a remark with a ~, kata-kata yg menusuk hati; 7. stinging or nipping effect, a. (of wind etc), /menusuk, menggigit/ ke tulang: the ~ of the cold wind, angin yg dingin menusuk ke tulang; b. (of food, drink), [various translations]; (of strong liquor) rasa pedar arak keras: I like a sauce with more ~ in it, saya suka akan sos yg lebih keras rasanya; 8. grip, cengkaman: a screw with plenty of ~, skru yg kuat cengkamannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bite | vi 1. seize or attack with the teeth, sting, etc, menggigit; (of snake) mematuk, menggigit: the monkey looks fierce but doesn’t ~, monyet itu nampak garang tetapi tdk menggigit; 2. take bait, makan umpan: the fish aren’t biting today, ikan tdk makan umpan hari ini; 3. be taken in by a ploy, termakan (umpan): he knew it was a mistake but he bit just the same, dia tahu itu suatu kesilapan tetapi dia termakan umpan juga; 4. take firm hold of, grip, mencengkam: the car wheels would not ~ on the icy road, roda kereta itu tdk mencengkam di jalan yg berselaput ais; 5. cause to smart, a. (of words etc) menusuk hati: his words bit deeply into me, kata-katanya sangat menusuk hatiku; b. (of food, drink), [various translations]: the mustard really ~s, sos biji sawi itu benar-benar terasa pedar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |