tooth
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth, which you use for biting and chewing. 牙齒
She had very pretty straight teeth. 她有非常漂亮整齊的牙齒。
2. N-PLURAL The teeth of something such as a comb, saw, cog, or zipper are the parts that stick out in a row on its edge. (梳子、鋸子、齒輪或拉鏈等物的) 齒
The front cog has 44 teeth. 前齒輪有44個齒。
3. PHRASE If you have a sweet tooth, you like sweet food very much. 喫甜食的嗜好
Add more honey if you have a sweet tooth. 如果你嗜好甜食就多加些蜂蜜。
4. to grit your teeth→see grit
5. kick in the teeth→see kick
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tooth /tuːθ/ (teeth)
剑桥词典
- Polly fell and knocked a chip out of her front tooth.
- "Look, I've got a wobbly tooth, " said my little daughter , proudly .
- These animals have razor-sharp teeth.
- She has a small gap between her front teeth.
- You should have your teeth checked by a dentist at least twice a year .
tooth noun (MOUTH)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= crushing food )
牙，牙齒
a broken /missing tooth 破損／掉了的牙齒
front /back teeth 前／後牙
false teeth 假牙
Brush/Clean your teeth thoroughly morning and night . 早晚要好好刷牙。
I had to have a tooth out (US pulled ) (= removed ). 我不得不拔了顆牙。
也見
eyetooth
例句
tooth noun (POINT)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲複數使用的名詞 ]any of the row of points that stick out from the edge of a tool or piece of equipment , such as a comb , saw , or zip
（工具邊緣、梳子、鋸、拉鏈等的）齒狀物，齒
也見
fine-tooth comb
tooth noun (POWER)
teeth [ 名詞的複數形式 ]effective force or power
實際力量，實權
This committee can make recommendations but it has no real teeth. 這個委員會可以提出建議，但沒有實權。
習語
fight tooth and nailget your teeth into sth
in the teeth of sth
set sb's teeth on edge 返回 tooth