tooth
noun uk/tuːθ/ us/tuːθ/ teeth /tiːθ/ /tiːθ/
(MOUTH)
A1 [ C ]牙，牙齿
one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= crushing food)
a broken/missing tooth 破损／掉了的牙齿
front/back teeth 前／后牙
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). 我不得不拔了颗牙。
See also: eyetooth
- More examples
- 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.
(POINT)
[ C usually plural ]（工具边缘、梳子、锯、拉链等的）齿状物，齿
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
See also: fine-tooth comb
(POWER)
teeth[ plural ] 实际力量，实权
effective force or power
This committee can make recommendations but it has no real teeth. 这个委员会可以提出建议，但没有实权。
Idioms
fight tooth and nailidiom 竭尽全力
to try very hard to get something you want
We fought tooth and nail to get the route of the new road changed. 我们奋力抗争，争取改变新修道路的路线。
get your teeth into somethingidiom 专注于
to deal with something or become involved in something with great energy and enthusiasm
I'm so bored at work, I wish they'd give me something I could really get my teeth into. 我很厌倦工作，我希望他们能给我一件我能真正潜心去做的事。
in the teeth of somethingidiom 违抗;不顾
If something happens or is done in the teeth of difficulties, the difficulties cause problems but do not stop it.
The road was built in the teeth of fierce opposition from the public. 这条道路是在公众的强烈反对下修起来的。
set someone's teeth on edgeidiom （尤指噪声）使（某人）非常恼火
If something, especially a noise, sets your teeth on edge, it annoys you very much.
That DJ's voice really sets my teeth on edge. 那位电台音乐节目主持人的嗓音的确使我很不舒服。