(1) 小块(片)， 少量，一点(些)(small piece or quantity)[C][N(of)]：～s of bread/paper小块面包/纸;～s of dirt几点脏渍;a little～of cheese/chocolate/sunshine 一点点奶酪/巧克力/阳光; every～of wood/glass 每小块木头/玻璃;We have only this tiny～left. 我们只剩下这一小点了。take/pull/tear/cut/blow sth to～s把……拆/扯/撕/切/炸成小块; The glass broke into～s.玻璃破成碎块。The broken mirror/machine lay in～s all over the floor. 破碎镜子/机器零件散乱地摆了一地。the interesting～s in the newspapers 报上有趣的小豆腐块(文章);a～of music/time/help/luck/news/advice 一支曲子/一点时间/些许帮助/小小运气/一条消息/寸言忠告;do a～of good/shopping 做点好事/买点东西;a fair～相当多;quite a～of time/money/snow 相当多的时间/钱/雪;The book will take a～of reading. 这本书得花点时间才能读完。〖同〗piece，fragment，particle;〖反〗lot，mass;

(2) 1) 旧制小硬币 (small coin， esp one worth 3 or 6 old piece)[C](BrE)(infml)：a sixpence/three penny～一枚六便士/三便士硬币;2) 一角二分五厘 (small amount equal to twelve and a half cents) [C] (AmE) (sl) (仅用于偶倍数)：give sb 2～s (=a quarter of a dollar)/4～s 给某人两角五分/五角钱;

a bit (infml) 1) 有点，稍微：a～tired/long/deaf有点儿累/长/聋;a～(too)old/(too)much (太)老/(太)多了一点; calm down/encourage sb a～使某人稍稍冷静下来/使某人稍稍受到一点鼓舞; 2) 片刻;短距离：rest/stay/wait for a (little) ～休息/待/等一(小)会儿; I'll be ready in a～.我一会儿就准备好。after a～过了一会儿;walk a～走一走;move up a～挪动一点儿;3) 一点也不(用于否定句)：not care/like/mind a～一点也不在乎/喜欢/介意;not a～damp/cold/hungry 一点也不潮/冷/饿;

a bit of a 有点儿 (infml)：He is a～of a thief/a fool/a bore/a coward/a bully/a flirt. 他有点儿小偷小摸/傻/烦人/胆小/霸道/爱打情骂俏。Our room was a～of a mess. 我们的房间有点儿乱。It's a～of a nuisance/a shock.这有点儿讨厌/令人吃惊。

bit by bit or a bit at a time 一点点(渐渐)地 (infml)：B～by～， they accepted the idea/moved the pile of rocks away. 他们渐渐地接受了那主意/一点点地搬走了那堆岩石。

bits and pieces (bobs)零碎(东西)(infml)：collect/gather one's～s and pieces up 把零零碎碎的东西收拾起来;

do one's bit 尽一份力：I'm willing to do my～. 我愿尽绵薄之力。

→′bitty adj 零碎的