[ADJ 形容词]没有牙齿的 You use toothless to describe a person or their smile when they have no teeth.
[usu ADJ n]
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无实权的;不起作用的 If you describe something such as an official group or a law as toothless, you mean it has no real power and is not effective.
In his view, the Commission remains a toothless and ineffectual body.
在他看来,委员会仍然是一个没有实权、不起作用的机构。
Oxford
tooth·less/ˈtuːθləs; NAmEˈtuːθləs/adjective1having no teeth 无牙的;无齿的◆a toothless old man没牙的老头◆She gave us a toothless grin.她张开没牙的嘴巴对我们笑了笑。2having no power or authority 人微言轻的;没有权威的;不起作用的tooth·less/ˈtuːθləs; NAmEˈtuːθləs/
LDC
toothlesstooth‧less /ˈtuːθləs/ adjective
Examples
Collocations
1someone who is toothless has no teeth: a toothless old womana toothless smile/grin He gave us a toothless grin.2an organization that is toothless has no power to make people obey its rules: Does the agency have the power to prosecute companies, or is it a toothless organization?
WDF
toothless
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Spoken:
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没有权威的(58%),没有牙齿的(42%)
adj.无牙齿的
adj.无权势的
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