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1 عمومی:: رقم‌ دودویی‌، ذره‌، ذره، پاره‌، تیغه‌ رنده‌، خرده‌، ریزه‌، تكه‌، لجام‌، خرده، لقمه‌، پاره

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: bit adjectives a little/tiny bit • The floor was covered in tiny bits of glass. verbs fall/come to bits (= separate into many different parts because of being old or damaged ) • The book was so old that I was afraid it would fall to bits. break/smash to bits • The vase fell and smashed to bits on the concrete floor. rip/tear something to bits • She grabbed the letter and ripped it to bits. be blown to bits (= by a bomb ) • A bus shelter nearby was blown to bits. take something to bits (= separate the parts of something ) • Tony loves taking old radios and computers to bits.

transnet.ir

2 general:: noun small piece: I ate a little bit of the cake.

Simple Definitions

3 general::   noun a bit small amount ADJ. little, teensy (informal), wee He helped me a little bit in the afternoon. PHRASES just a bit I'm still just a bit confused. a bit: large amount ADJ. fair, good It rained a fair bit during the night. We made a good bit of progress. VERB + BIT take The new system will take quite a bit of getting used to (= it will take a long time to get used to). PHRASES quite a bit It rained quite a bit during the night. | just a bit (ironic) ‘Has it been difficult for you at work?’ ‘Just a bit (= it has been very difficult).’ part/piece of sth ADJ. little, small, tiny | big, large A big bit of stone had fallen off the wall. | good, nice The best bit of the holiday was seeing the Grand Canyon. I've got us a nice bit of fish for dinner. | boring I read it, but I missed out the boring bits. | odd He managed to get odd bits of work, but no regular job. VERB + BIT pick out, pick up Listen to the interview again and pick out the bits you want to use in the article. She tore the letter up and threw it on the floor. Marion stooped to pick up the bits. I picked up a bit of information that might interest you. BIT + VERB fall off I'm worried because bits keep falling off my car. PREP. ~ of PHRASES bits and bobs/pieces (= small items of various kinds) My mother has some bits and pieces to give you. | blow/pull/smash sth to bits All the crockery had been smashed to bits. | do your bit (= do your share of a task) We can finish this job on time if everyone does their bit. | fall to bits My briefcase eventually fell to bits.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

4 general:: In addition to the idiom beginning with BIT, Also see A BIT; CHAMP AT THE BIT; DO ONE'S BIT; EVERY BIT; NOT A BIT; QUITE A BIT; TAKE THE BIT IN ONE'S MOUTH; TWO BITS.

American Heritage Idioms