"take a bite out of" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 咬一口
• 削減（引申）

Definition

咬下一口食物。也可以表示大幅度減少某物，比如支出或資源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可用於實際喫東西，也可用於比喻削減，例如用於財務或資源上（如 'take a bite out of the budget'）。通常表示重要的影響，不用於瑣碎變化。

Examples

She took a bite out of her apple.

她**咬了一口**蘋果。

Can I take a bite out of your sandwich?

我可以**咬一口**你的三明治嗎？

The dog took a bite out of the shoe.

狗**咬了一口**鞋子。

Rent really takes a bite out of my monthly budget.

房租真的**削減了**我的每月預算。

Unexpected bills can take a bite out of your savings.

意外帳單可能會**大大減少**你的儲蓄。

Those tickets really took a bite out of my wallet.

那些票真的**讓我的錢包瘦了一圈**。