tooth的词典解释

1. 齿，牙
2. 嗜好
3. 齿状物
4. 胃口
5. 起损害作用的力量
6. 强制实施的有效手段
7. 齿状部份
8. 从…中获得初步经验
9. 初次涉足
10. 专注于、全力投入（有一定难度的事）
11. 不管，不顾
12. 顶着、迎着（强风）
13. 声音或味道

1. 咬，咬合
2. 啮合
3. 给…装齿
4. 使成锯齿状，将…切成齿状
5. 相咬
6. 刻齿
7. 锉齿
8. 加齿

1. hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
2. something resembling the tooth of an animal
3. toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
4. a means of enforcement;

   "the treaty had no teeth in it"
   

5. one of a number of uniform projections on a gear

1.牙;齿
Yourteeth are the hard white objects in your mouth, which you use for biting and chewing.

e.g. She had very pretty straight teeth...
她有一口漂亮整齐的牙齿。
e.g. If atooth 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.齿状物;(梳子、锯、齿轮、拉链等的)齿
Theteeth of something such as a comb, saw, cog, or zip are the parts that stick out in a row on its edge.

e.g. The front cog has 44 teeth.
前齿轮有 44 个齿。

3.(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 hasteeth, you mean that it has power and is able to be effective.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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.全副武装;武装到牙齿
Someone who isarmed to the teeth is armed with a lot of weapons or with very effective weapons.

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e.g. Both sides were armed to the teeth.
双方都全副武装。

6.获得初步经验(或训练);起步
If you say that someonecut theirteeth 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.

e.g. ...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
e.g. 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.使人感到极其不舒服(或恼怒)
If you say that somethingsets yourteeth on edge, you mean that you find it extremely unpleasant or irritating.

e.g. Their voices set your teeth on edge.
他们的声音让你浑身不舒服。

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

e.g. He foughttooth and nail to keep his job...
他竭尽全力保住自己的工作。
e.g. 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.潜心专注于;全力投入
If you describe a task or activity as something you canget yourteeth into, you mean that you like it because it is interesting, complex, and makes you think hard.

e.g. This role gave her something to get her teeth into...
这一角色让她全情投入其中。
e.g. 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.直对;顶着;不顾
If you do somethingin the teeth of a difficulty or danger, you do it in spite of the difficulty or danger.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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.满口谎话;睁着眼说瞎话
If you say that someoneis lying through theirteeth, you are emphasizing that they are telling lies.

12.年迈的;年老的
If you describe someone aslong in the tooth, you are saying unkindly or humorously that they are old or getting old.

e.g. Aren't I a bit long in thetooth to start being an undergraduate?
我现在才去读大学本科不是有点太老了吗？

13.爱吃甜食
If you havea sweet tooth, you like sweet food very much.

e.g. Add more honey if you have a sweettooth.
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

• She smiled.., showing a mouthful of magnificent pearly teeth.

  出自：A. N. Wilson

At the dentist’s-(看牙医)

A：I have a terrible toothache.
我牙痛得厉害。

B：Whichtooth is it?
哪颗牙？

A：(Pointing) This one here.
（指指）这一颗。

B：Ah, yes. There’s a big cavity.
啊，是的。有个大洞。

A：Can you fill it?
能补吗？

B：I’m afraid not. Thetooth is too far gone. It’ll have to be taken out.
恐怕不行。坏得太厉害了。只好拔掉了。

A：Then I might as well have it out now.
那还不如现在就拔呢。

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B：You’d better wait. The gums are swollen. Take the medicine I prescribe and come back in three days.
还是等等吧。牙床肿了。吃我给你开的药，三天以后再来。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的toth，意为牙齿。