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BNC: 1747 COCA: 1854
tooth
tuːθ tuθ tuð
Word forms: plural teeth
1 N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN] 牙;齿 Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth, which you use for biting and chewing. 牙;齿

  • She had very pretty straight teeth.

    她有一口漂亮整齐的牙齿。

  • If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out.

    如果某颗牙松动得很厉害，牙医会建议把它拔掉。

2 N-PLURAL 齿状物;(梳子、锯、齿轮、拉链等的)齿 The teeth of something such as a comb, saw, cog, or zip are the parts that stick out in a row on its edge. 齿状物;(梳子、锯、齿轮、拉链等的)齿

  • The front cog has 44 teeth.

    前齿轮有 44 个齿。

3 N-PLURAL (官方组织、法律等的)威力，效力 If you say that something such as an official group or a law has teeth, you mean that it has power and is able to be effective. (官方组织、法律等的)威力，效力

  • The opposition argues that the new council will be unconstitutional and without teeth.

    反对派争辩说新委员会不但违反宪法，而且没有效力。

  • The law must have teeth, and it must be enforced.

    法律必须拥有效力，而且必须强制实施。

4 See also: wisdom tooth 
5 PHRASE [usually verb-link PHRASE] 全副武装;武装到牙齿 Someone who is armed to the teeth is armed with a lot of weapons or with very effective weapons. 全副武装;武装到牙齿

  • Both sides were armed to the teeth.

    双方都全副武装。

SYN well-equipped, loaded up, well-furnished, tooled up [informal]
6 PHRASE 获得初步经验(或训练);起步 If you say that someone cut their teeth doing a particular thing, at a particular time, or in a particular place, you mean that that is how, when, or where they began their career and learned some of their skills. 获得初步经验(或训练);起步

  • ...director John Glen, who cut his teeth on Bond movies.

    从邦德电影开始初试牛刀的导演约翰·格伦

  • He cut his teeth in the sixties as director of Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre.

    他 60 年代刚出道时在爱丁堡特拉弗斯剧院担任导演。

7 PHRASE 使人感到极其不舒服(或恼怒) If you say that something sets your teeth on edge, you mean that you find it extremely unpleasant or irritating. 使人感到极其不舒服(或恼怒)

  • Their voices set your teeth on edge.

    他们的声音让你浑身不舒服。

8 PHRASE 奋力争取/竭尽全力阻止 If you fight tooth and nail to do something, you do everything you can in order to achieve it. If you fight something tooth and nail, you do everything you can in order to prevent it. 奋力争取/竭尽全力阻止

  • He fought tooth and nail to keep his job.

    他竭尽全力保住自己的工作。

  • Unions pledged to fight any compulsory redundancies 'tooth and nail'.

    工会许诺会“竭尽所能地”阻止任何强制裁员。

9 PHRASE 潜心专注于;全力投入 If you describe a task or activity as something you can get your teeth into, you mean that you like it because it is interesting, complex, and makes you think hard. 潜心专注于;全力投入 [informal, approval]

  • This role gave her something to get her teeth into.

    这一角色让她全情投入其中。

  • They have to get involved and get their teeth into some police work.

    他们必须参与进来，全力投入到一些警务工作中。

10 PHRASE 直对;顶着;不顾 If you do something in the teeth of a difficulty or danger, you do it in spite of the difficulty or danger. 直对;顶着;不顾

  • I was battling my way along the promenade in the teeth of a force ten gale.

    我不顾十级大风沿着步行街挣扎前行。

  • In the teeth of the longest recession since the 1930s, the company continues to perform well.

    尽管面对 20 世纪 30 年代以来持续时间最长的经济衰退，这家公司却一直经营良好。

11 PHRASE 满口谎话;睁着眼说瞎话 If you say that someone is lying through their teeth, you are emphasizing that they are telling lies. 满口谎话;睁着眼说瞎话 [informal, emphasis]
12 PHRASE 年迈的;年老的 If you describe someone as long in the tooth, you are saying unkindly or humorously that they are old or getting old. 年迈的;年老的 [informal, disapproval]

  • Aren't I a bit long in the tooth to start being an undergraduate?

    我现在才去读大学本科不是有点太老了吗？

13 PHRASE 爱吃甜食 If you have a sweet tooth, you like sweet food very much. 爱吃甜食

  • Add more honey if you have a sweet tooth.

    如果你喜欢吃甜的就多加点蜂蜜。

14 to get the bit between your teeth→see: bit  to give one's eye teeth for something→see: eye  to gnash one's teeth→see: gnash  to grit your teeth→see: grit  a kick in the teeth→see: kick  by the skin of your teeth→see: skin 
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse tooth with:
N.

tooth decay, tooth enamel 1

VERB.

lose a tooth, pull a tooth 1

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BNC: 1747 COCA: 1854
tooth

noun¹

 1individual tooth單個牙齒ADJECTIVE | VERB + TOOTH | TOOTH + VERB | TOOTH + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤broken, chipped, missing斷裂的／磕掉一塊的／缺失的牙齒▸➤bad, decayed, rotten壞牙；蛀牙▸➤loose鬆動的牙齒▸➤capped, gold戴人造冠的牙齒；金牙▸➤canine, eye (NAmE) 尖牙；眼牙▸➤wisdom智牙；智齒VERB + TOOTH➤extract, pull out, remove拔牙▸➤have out請人拔牙◇I've just had a tooth out at the dentist's.我剛在牙醫那兒拔了顆牙。➤knock out打掉牙齒▸➤lose掉牙◇I lost three teeth in the fight.打鬥中我掉了 3 顆牙。➤break打斷牙齒▸➤fill補牙▸➤cut長牙；長大◇The baby's crying because he's cutting a new tooth (= a new one is coming through).寶寶在哭，因為他正在長牙。◇a reporter who cut her teeth working in Soweto (figurative) 在索韋托工作期間成熟起來的女記者TOOTH + VERB➤be through, come through牙長出來◇Billy's first tooth is now through.比利長出了第一顆牙。➤fall out牙掉落▸➤ache牙疼TOOTH + NOUN➤decay, loss齲病；掉牙▸➤abscess牙膿腫▸➤enamel牙釉質➤fairy牙仙◇Does the tooth fairy really exist?真的有牙仙嗎？
tooth

noun²

 2teeth set of teeth一副牙齒ADJECTIVE | VERB + TEETH | TEETH + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤big, huge巨齒；碩大的牙齒▸➤gappy (BrE) 縫隙大的牙齒◇She wore a brace to correct her gappy teeth.她戴牙箍矯正牙縫大的問題。➤buck, prominent齙牙◇I used to be self-conscious of my prominent teeth.我過去為自己的齙牙感到難為情。➤even, straight平整的／整齊的牙齒▸➤crooked, jagged (often figurative) , misshapen, pointy (informal) 歪歪扭扭的／參差不齊的／畸形的／尖尖的牙齒◇Her smile showed crooked teeth.她一笑便露出了參差不齊的牙齒。◇Skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth.摩天大樓像參差不齊的牙齒一樣聳立着。◇a vampire with pointy teeth牙齒尖尖的吸血鬼➤good, healthy, pearl-white, pearly, perfect, strong, white良好的／健康的／珍珠般潔白的／珍珠般的／完美的／結實的／潔白的牙齒▸➤yellow黃牙▸➤false假牙▸➤needle-sharp, razor-sharp, sharp尖利的牙齒；鋒利的牙齒◇Mink have razor-sharp teeth.水貂有鋒利的牙齒。➤clenched, gritted咬緊牙關◇Alan hissed from behind his clenched teeth.艾倫從咬緊的牙關後面發出噝噝聲。➤back, front後牙；門牙▸➤bottom, top下牙；上牙▸➤baby, milk (BrE) 乳牙◇I still have one of my baby teeth.我還有一顆乳牙。➤adult成人牙齒➤real正常牙齒➤permanent恆牙VERB + TEETH➤have有牙齒▸➤brush, clean刷牙；清潔牙齒➤rot蛀蝕牙齒◇Sugar rots your teeth.糖會蛀蝕牙齒。➤bare, reveal, show露出牙齒◇The dog bared its teeth at us and growled.那條狗衝我們齜牙吼叫。◇The man smiled, revealing perfect white teeth.男人微微一笑，露出雪白整齊的牙齒。➤clamp, clench, grit咬緊牙關◇He broke off what he was saying, clamping his teeth together.他突然不說話了，緊咬着牙關。◇She answered through clenched teeth (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger).她咬牙切齒地回答。➤clamp sth between, clamp sth in用牙齒緊緊咬着⋯◇His pipe was firmly clamped between his teeth.他用牙齒緊叼着煙斗。➤gnash, grind咬牙切齒；磨牙▸➤sink用牙齒咬（入⋯）◇The cat sank its teeth into his finger.貓把牙齒嵌進他的手指。TEETH + VERB➤bite sb/sth, sink into sb/sth, snap together牙咬⋯；牙嵌進⋯；牙吧嗒合上▸➤chatter牙齒咯咯作響◇Their teeth were chattering with cold.他們凍得牙齒咯咯響。➤flash, gleam, glint, shine牙齒發亮；牙齒光潔明亮；牙齒閃光◇Her teeth flashed as she smiled.她笑的時候牙齒閃閃發亮。PREPOSITION➤against the/your tooth碰到牙齒◇He clattered the spoon against his teeth as he ate.他吃東西的時候勺子碰着了牙齒。➤between the/your tooth在齒間◇She answered the phone with a cigarette between her teeth.她叼着香煙接了電話。➤in the/your tooth牙齒咬着◇The cat came in with a mouse in its teeth.那隻貓叼了一隻老鼠進來。➤through the/your tooth透過牙縫◇'Come here now!' she growled through her teeth.“快到這兒來！”她咬牙切齒地咆哮道。
BNC: 1747 COCA: 1854
tooth noun
⇨ grit your teeth ⇨ tighten verb
BNC: 1747 COCA: 1854
tooth
General words for teeth and describing teeth: choppers, dental, gap-toothed...
Parts of machines and machinery: ancillary, ball bearing, bearing...
Parts of tools: attachment, bit, blade...
Power, authority, influence and leadership: leadership, power, authority...

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