Tra từ bit - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bit [bit bits bitted bitting] BrE [bɪt] NAmE [bɪt] noun

SMALL AMOUNT
1. a bitsingular (used as an adverb) (especially BrE)rather
Syn: ↑little
• These trousers are a bit tight.
• ‘Are you tired?’ ‘Yes, I am a bit.’
•It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend.
•I can lend you fifty pounds, if you want. That should help a bit.
2. a bitsingular (especially BrE)a short time or distance
• Wait a bit!
• Can you move up a bit?
•Greg thought for a bit before answering.
3. countable ~ of sth (especially BrE)a small amount or piece of sth
•some useful bits of information
• With a bit of luck, we'll be there by 12.
• I've got a bit of shopping to do.
•a bit of cake
•bits of grass/paper

PART OF STH
4. countable (especially BrE)a part of sth larger
• The best bit of the holiday was seeing the Grand Canyon.
• The school play was a huge success— the audience roared with laughter at all the funny bits.

LARGE AMOUNT
5. singular a ~ (of sth) (informal, especially BrE)a large amount
•‘How much does he earn?’ ‘Quite a bit!’
•The new system will take a bit of getting used to (= it will take a long time to get used to).

COMPUTING
6. countable the smallest unit of information used by a computer

FOR HORSE
7. countable a metal bar that is put in a horse's mouth so that the rider can control it

TOOL
8. countable a tool or part of a tool for drilling (= making) holes
see also ↑drill

MONEY
9. countable (NAmE, informal)an amount of money equal to 12½ cents

SEXUAL ORGANS
10. bitsplural (BrE, informal)a person's sexual organs
see also ↑bite, ↑bit, ↑bitten _v.
more at not a blind bit of… at ↑blind _adj., champing at the bit at ↑champ _v.
Idioms: ↑bit by bit ▪ ↑bit much ▪ ↑bit of a … ▪ ↑bit of all right ▪ ↑bit of rough ▪ ↑bit on the side ▪ ↑bits ▪ ↑bits and bobs ▪ ↑do your bit ▪ every bit as good/bad ▪ ↑get the bit between your teeth ▪ ↑in bits ▪ ↑not a bit ▪ ↑not a bit of it! ▪ ↑not one bit ▪ ↑… bit

Word Origin:
senses 1 to 5 and senses 9 to 10 Old English bita ‘bite, mouthful’ Germanic German Bissen ↑bitesenses 7 to 8 Old English bite ‘biting, a bite’ Germanic Dutch beet German Biss ↑bitesense 6 1940s ↑binary ↑digit

Thesaurus:
bit noun C (especially BrE)
•a bit of pizza/shopping/luck
piece • • scrap • • slice • • morsel • • fragment • • sliver • • particle • • speck • • pinch • • drop • • grain • • length • |BrE, informal spot •
a bit/piece/scrap/slice of meat
a bit/piece/scrap of paper/information/news
a small/tiny bit/piece/scrap/morsel/fragment/sliver/particle/speck/drop

British/American:
a bit / a little
In BrE it is common to use a bit to mean ‘slightly’ or ‘to a small extent’: ▪ These shoes are a bit tight. ◇ ▪ I’ll be a bit later home tomorrow. ◇ ▪ Can you turn the volume up a bit?
It is more common in NAmE to say a little, or (informal) a little bit. You can also use these phrases in BrE: ▪ These shoes are a little bit too tight. ◇ ▪ I’ll be a little later home tomorrow. ◇ ▪ Can you turn the volume up a little bit?

Example Bank:
•‘Has it been difficult for you at work?’ ‘Just a bit= it has been very difficult.’
•A big bit of stone had fallen off the wall.
•All the crockery had been smashed to bits.
•He helped me a little bit in the afternoon.
•He managed to get odd bits of work, but no regular job.
•I picked up a bit of information that might interest you.
•I read it, but I missed out the boring bits.
•I'm not the least bit interested in football.
•I'm still just a bit confused.
•I'm worried because bits keep falling off my car.
•I've bought a nice bit of fish for dinner.
•It rained a fair bit during the night.
•Listen to the interview again and pick out the bits you want to use in the article.
•My briefcase eventually fell to bits.
•My mother has some bits and pieces to give you.
•She tore the letter up and threw it on the floor. Marion stooped to pick up the bits.
•The new system will take quite a bit of getting used to.
•We made a good bit of progress.
•A big bit of plaster just fell down from the ceiling.
•Can you save me a bit?
•Do you want a bit of pizza?
•Here's a bit of news that may interest you.
•I've got a bit of shopping to do.
•With a bit of luck, we'll be there by 12.
•You've got bits of grass in your hair.