bitten

bitten — verb

1. the form of the verb 'bite' that requires an auxiliary verb such as 'have' or 'b

1.動詞A2
釋義

the form of the verb 'bite' that requires an auxiliary verb such as 'have' or 'be' — used when talking about a biting action that happened before the present moment or when describing what someone or something suffered from teeth or a sting.

例句

The neighbour's dog had bitten two people before the owner put up a warning sign.

past perfect: had bitten + [object]

Beatrix was bitten by a spider while she was gardening in the backyard.

passive: was/were bitten by [agent]

文法句型

have/has/had + bitten + [object]

was/were + bitten + (by + [agent])

用法筆記

Common with auxiliary verbs in perfect tenses (has bitten, had bitten) and passive constructions (was bitten, were bitten). Also used as an adjective before nouns to describe something that has been damaged by teeth, such as 'a bitten lip' or 'bitten fingernails'.

常見錯誤

❌Yesterday, a dog bitten me on the leg.
✅Yesterday, a dog bit me on the leg.
💡'bitten' is the past participle and needs an auxiliary verb; use 'bit' (simple past) for a finished action.
❌She has bit into the apple.
✅She has bitten into the apple.
💡the past participle of 'bite' is 'bitten', not 'bit'.