Biting

(adj.) causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; 'bitter cold'; 'a biting wind' .

校对:莎娜

• It's simmering now, so I hope he'll keep out of my way, returned Jo, biting her lips as she glowered at Fred from under her big hat. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Sometimes I would meet him in the neighbourhood lounging about and biting his nails. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Then he was quiet, biting his arm, the stump of his leg twitching. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Young John looked hard at him, biting his fingers. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• He paused a little, biting his lip. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He bit himself down on the mare like a keen edge biting home, and FORCED her round. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Mr. Guppy has been biting his thumb-nail during this dialogue, generally changing the thumb when he has changed the cross leg. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• I could only sit down before my fire, biting the key of my carpet-bag, and think of the captivating, girlish, bright-eyed lovely Dora. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• He threw out biting remarks on Lydgate's tricks, worthy only of a quack, to get himself a factitious reputation with credulous people. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He had replaced his neckerchief loosely, and had stood, keenly observant of me, biting a long end of it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• By my faith, a biting jest! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Twelve year,' replied the cobbler, biting the end of his pipe as he spoke. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• He took to biting the rosebuds now, and tearing them away from his teeth with a hand that trembled like an infirm old man's. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• The officers looked towards the soldiers who looked at the fire; gave no orders; and answered, with shrugs and biting of lips, It must burn. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Certainly, he replied, biting his lips. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.

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