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    tooth 的英语意思

    toothtooth /tuːθ/ noun (plural teeth /tiːθ/) [countable] 查看全部语言翻译1in mouth one of the hard white objects in your mouth that you use to bite and eat food口腔中用于咬食物的坚硬白色物体;牙齿:  Sugar is bad for your teeth.糖对牙齿有害。 baby tooth, → canine tooth at canine2(1), eye tooth(2), milk tooth, wisdom tooth, buck teeth, false teeth, gap-toothed2on a tool etc one of the sharp or pointed parts that sticks out from the edge of a comb or saw梳子或锯子边缘突出的尖锐部分;齿3power have teeth if a law or an organization has teeth, it has the power to force people to obey it(法律或机构)有强制人们服从的权力;有约束力:  We need an Environment Agency that really has teeth.我们需要一个真正有约束力的环境机构。4fight tooth and nail to try with a lot of effort or determination to do something竭尽全力地尝试做某事:  We fought tooth and nail to get these plans accepted.我们竭尽全力让这些计划获得通过。5get your teeth into something informal非正式 to start to do something with a lot of energy and determination以充沛的精力和决心开始做某事:  I can’t wait to get my teeth into the new course.我迫不及待地想投入新课程的学习。6in the teeth of something in spite of opposition or danger from something不顾反对或危险;顶着:  Permission for the development was granted in the teeth of opposition from local shopkeepers.该开发项目的许可在顶着当地店主的反对下获得批准。7set somebody’s teeth on edge if a sound or taste sets your teeth on edge, it gives you an uncomfortable feeling in your mouth(声音或味道)令人牙酸,使口腔产生不适感:  a horrible scraping sound that set my teeth on edge一种令人牙酸的可怕刮擦声 armed to the teeth at armed(1), → cut your teeth on something at cut1(23), → by the skin of your teeth at skin1(9), → a kick in the teeth at kick2(5), → lie through your teeth at lie2(1), → have a sweet tooth at sweet1(7), → take the bit between your teeth at bit2(9)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配verbs动词brush your teeth (also clean your teeth British English)· I brush my teeth twice a day.· 我每天刷两次牙。floss your teeth (=clean between your teeth using dental floss)· My dentist said I should floss my teeth more.· 我的牙医说我应该更经常用牙线。have a tooth out British English, have a tooth pulled American English (=have a tooth removed)· He’s gone to the dentist to have a tooth out.· 他去牙医那里拔牙了。lose a tooth (=no longer have it)· Many of the men had lost all their teeth by the age of 40.· 许多男性到40岁时已经掉光了所有的牙齿。extract a tooth (=take it out)· The dentist announced that she would have to extract two teeth.· 牙医宣布她需要拔两颗牙。bare your teeth (=show them, especially in an angry or threatening way)· The dog bared its teeth and snarled.· 那只狗龇牙咧嘴,发出低吼声。grit/clench your teeth (=put them firmly together)· He was gritting his teeth against the pain.· 他咬紧牙关忍受着疼痛。grind your teeth (also gnash your teeth literary文学) (=move them against each other because you are angry)· Kate ground her teeth in helpless rage.· 凯特在无力的愤怒中咬牙切齿。sink your teeth into something (=put your teeth into someone’s flesh, into food etc)· The dog sank its teeth into the boy’s hand.· 那只狗把牙齿咬进了男孩的手里。somebody’s teeth chatter (=hit together quickly because someone is cold or afraid)· My teeth began to chatter, and I regretted leaving my jacket behind.· 我的牙齿开始打颤,我后悔把夹克落下了。be cutting a tooth (=have one of your first teeth growing)· Poor little Patrick was cutting another tooth and we had hardly had any sleep.· 可怜的小帕特里克又在长新牙,我们几乎没睡着觉。adjectives形容词somebody’s front/back teeth· Some of his front teeth were missing.· 他的一些门牙不见了。white/yellow· His teeth were white and even.· 他的牙齿洁白整齐。sharp· The fish has small but very sharp teeth.· 这种鱼有小而非常锋利的牙齿。good/perfect· She smiled, showing a mouthful of perfect teeth.· 她微笑着,露出满口完美的牙齿。bad/rotten· She felt ashamed of her bad teeth and rarely smiled.· 她为自己的坏牙感到羞耻,很少微笑。even (=all of the same height)· His teeth were white and even.· 他的牙齿洁白整齐。crooked· He grinned at me, showing rotten, crooked teeth.· 他咧嘴对我笑,露出腐烂、歪斜的牙齿。loose· I had a loose tooth.· 我有一颗松动的牙齿。tooth + NOUNtooth + 名词tooth decay· Brushing regularly helps prevent tooth decay.· 定期刷牙有助于预防龋齿。COMMON ERRORS常见错误Don’t say ‘wash your teeth’. Say brush your teeth or clean your teeth.