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tooth tooth ★★★☆☆/tu͟ːθ/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]牙；齿 Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth, which you use for biting and chewing.   [oft poss N]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	复数名词]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. The front cog has 44 teeth.前齿轮有 44 个齿。3[N-PLURAL	复数名词](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. 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。4See also:wisdom tooth；  5[PHRASE	短语]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.   [usu v-link PHR]Both sides were armed to the teeth.双方都全副武装。6[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]...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	短语]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.   [V inflects]Their voices set your teeth on edge.他们的声音让你浑身不舒服。8[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]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	短语]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.   [V inflects]  [approval]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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	短语]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.   [PHR n]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	短语]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.   [V inflects]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]12[PHRASE	短语]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.   [v-link PHR]  [disapproval]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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	短语]爱吃甜食 If you have a sweet tooth, you like sweet food very much.   [usu PHR after v]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；  toothtooth /tuːθ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural teeth /tiːθ/) [countable]  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1in mouth one of the hard white objects in your mouth that you use to bite and eat food:  Sugar is bad for your teeth. →baby tooth, → canine toothat 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 saw3power have teeth if a law or an organization has teeth, it has the power to force people to obey it:  We need an Environment Agency that really has teeth.4fight tooth and nail to try with a lot of effort or determination to do something:  We fought tooth and nail to get these plans accepted.5get your teeth into something informal to start to do something with a lot of energy and determination:  I can’t wait to get my teeth into the new course.6in the teeth of something in spite of opposition or danger from something:  Permission for the development was granted in the teeth of opposition from local shopkeepers.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:  a horrible scraping sound that set my teeth on edge → armed to the teethat armed(1), → cut your teeth on somethingat cut1(23), → by the skin of your teethat skin1(9), → a kick in the teethat kick2(5), → lie through your teethat lie2(1), → have a sweet toothat sweet1(7), → take the bit between your teethat bit2(9)COLLOCATIONSverbsbrush your teeth (also clean your teeth British English)· I brush my teeth twice a day.floss your teeth (=clean between your teeth using dental floss)· My dentist said I should floss my teeth more.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.lose a tooth (=no longer have it)· Many of the men had lost all their teeth by the age of 40.extract a tooth (=take it out)· The dentist announced that she would have to extract two teeth.bare your teeth (=show them, especially in an angry or threatening way)· The dog bared its teeth and snarled.grit/clench your teeth (=put them firmly together)· He was gritting his teeth against the pain.grind your teeth (also gnash your teeth literary) (=move them against each other because you are angry)· Kate ground her teeth in helpless rage.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.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.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.adjectivessomebody’s front/back teeth· Some of his front teeth were missing.white/yellow· His teeth were white and even.sharp· The fish has small but very sharp teeth.good/perfect· She smiled, showing a mouthful of perfect teeth.bad/rotten· She felt ashamed of her bad teeth and rarely smiled.even (=all of the same height)· His teeth were white and even.crooked· He grinned at me, showing rotten, crooked teeth.loose· I had a loose tooth.tooth + NOUNtooth decay· Brushing regularly helps prevent tooth decay.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘wash your teeth’. Say  brush your teeth or  clean your teeth.

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            tooth              ★                    /        tuːθ                ;          NAmE                tuːθ                /                              noun                                                (                  plural          teeth                      /            tiːθ                        ;              NAmE                        tiːθ                        /                          )                    1      ★              any of the hard white structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing food          牙；齿                            ◆        I've just          had a tooth outat the dentist's.                我刚在牙科诊所拔了一颗牙。                    ◆        to          brush/clean your teeth                刷牙                    ◆                  tooth decay                龋齿                    ◆        She answered          through clenched teeth          (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger).                她咬牙切齿地回答。                    ◆        The cat          sank its teeth intohis finger.                那只猫狠狠咬住了他的手指。                    ☞        collocationsat                                            physical                                                  ☞see also                                            buck teeth                                      ,                                            false teeth                                      ,                                            milk tooth                                      ,                                            wisdom tooth                                                  2              a narrow pointed part that sticks out of an object          齿状部份；齿                            ◆        the teeth on a saw        锯齿                    ☞see also                                            fine-tooth comb                                                  IDIOMS              cut your teeth on sth                              to do sth that gives you your first experience of a particular type of work              从…中获得初步经验；初次涉足                                                  cut a ˈtooth                              (of a baby            婴儿            )                                to grow a new tooth              出牙；长出新牙                                                  get your ˈteeth into sth                              (              informal)                        to put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into sth that is difficult enough to keep you interested              专注于，全力投入（有一定难度的事）                                            ◆            Choose an essay topic that you can really get your teeth into.            选择一个你可以真正悉心钻研的论文题目。                                      have ˈteeth                  (            BrE) (            informal)                                (of an organization, a law, etc.            组织、法律等            )                                to be powerful and effective              具有强大威力；有杀伤力                                                  in the teeth of sth                  1                      despite problems, opposition, etc.              不管，不顾，尽管遇到（困难、反对等）                                            ◆            The new policy was adopted in the teeth of fierce criticism.            新政策尽管受到强烈的批评，但还是被采用了。                                    2                      in the direction that a strong wind is coming from              顶着，迎着（强风）                                            ◆            They crossed the bay in the teeth of a howling gale.            他们顶着呼啸的狂风渡过了海湾。                                      set sb's ˈteeth on edge                              (of a sound or taste            声音或味道            )                                to make sb feel physically uncomfortable              使感到身体不舒服                                            ◆            Just the sound of her voice sets my teeth on edge.            我一听到她的声音就浑身不舒服。                                      ☞more at                                    armed                              ,                                    bare                                   v.            ,                                    bit                              ,                                    eye                                   n.            ,                                    eye teeth                              ,                                    fight                                   v.            ,                                    gnash                              ,                                    grit                                   v.            ,                                    hell                              ,                                    kick                                   v.            ,                                    kick                                   n.            ,                                    lie                          2                 v.            ,                                    long                                   adj.            ,                                    red                                   adj.            ,                                    skin                                   n.            ,                                    sweet                                   adj.                    tooth      teeth                  tooth              /        tuːθ                ;          NAmE                tuːθ                /                    teeth              /        tiːθ                ;          NAmE                tiːθ                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	tooth ★★★☆☆ /tu͟ːθ/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]牙；齿 Your teeth are the hard white objects in your mouth, which you use for biting and chewing. [oft poss N] 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 复数名词]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. The front cog has 44 teeth. 前齿轮有 44 个齿。 3 [N-PLURAL 复数名词](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. 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 短语]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. [usu v-link PHR] Both sides were armed to the teeth. 双方都全副武装。 6 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] ...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 短语]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. [V inflects] Their voices set your teeth on edge. 他们的声音让你浑身不舒服。 8 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] 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 短语]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. [V inflects] [approval] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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 短语]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. [PHR n] 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 短语]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. [V inflects] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] 12 [PHRASE 短语]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. [v-link PHR] [disapproval] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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 短语]爱吃甜食 If you have a sweet tooth, you like sweet food very much. [usu PHR after v] 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 ；
Oxford	tooth ★ / tuːθ ; NAmE tuːθ / noun ( plural teeth / tiːθ ; NAmE tiːθ / ) 1 ★ any of the hard white structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing food 牙；齿 ◆ I've just had a tooth outat the dentist's. 我刚在牙科诊所拔了一颗牙。 ◆ to brush/clean your teeth 刷牙 ◆ tooth decay 龋齿 ◆ She answered through clenched teeth (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger). 她咬牙切齿地回答。 ◆ The cat sank its teeth intohis finger. 那只猫狠狠咬住了他的手指。 ☞ collocationsat physical ☞see also buck teeth , false teeth , milk tooth , wisdom tooth 2 a narrow pointed part that sticks out of an object 齿状部份；齿 ◆ the teeth on a saw 锯齿 ☞see also fine-tooth comb IDIOMS cut your teeth on sth to do sth that gives you your first experience of a particular type of work 从…中获得初步经验；初次涉足 cut a ˈtooth (of a baby 婴儿 ) to grow a new tooth 出牙；长出新牙 get your ˈteeth into sth ( informal) to put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into sth that is difficult enough to keep you interested 专注于，全力投入（有一定难度的事） ◆ Choose an essay topic that you can really get your teeth into. 选择一个你可以真正悉心钻研的论文题目。 have ˈteeth ( BrE) ( informal) (of an organization, a law, etc. 组织、法律等 ) to be powerful and effective 具有强大威力；有杀伤力 in the teeth of sth 1 despite problems, opposition, etc. 不管，不顾，尽管遇到（困难、反对等） ◆ The new policy was adopted in the teeth of fierce criticism. 新政策尽管受到强烈的批评，但还是被采用了。 2 in the direction that a strong wind is coming from 顶着，迎着（强风） ◆ They crossed the bay in the teeth of a howling gale. 他们顶着呼啸的狂风渡过了海湾。 set sb's ˈteeth on edge (of a sound or taste 声音或味道 ) to make sb feel physically uncomfortable 使感到身体不舒服 ◆ Just the sound of her voice sets my teeth on edge. 我一听到她的声音就浑身不舒服。 ☞more at armed , bare v. , bit , eye n. , eye teeth , fight v. , gnash , grit v. , hell , kick v. , kick n. , lie 2 v. , long adj. , red adj. , skin n. , sweet adj. tooth teeth tooth / tuːθ ; NAmE tuːθ / teeth / tiːθ ; NAmE tiːθ /
LDC	toothtooth /tuːθ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural teeth /tiːθ/) [countable] Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1in mouth one of the hard white objects in your mouth that you use to bite and eat food: Sugar is bad for your teeth. → baby tooth , → canine tooth at canine2(1) , eye tooth(2) , milk tooth , wisdom tooth , buck teeth , false teeth , gap-toothed 2on a tool etc one of the sharp or pointed parts that sticks out from the edge of a comb or saw3power have teeth if a law or an organization has teeth, it has the power to force people to obey it: We need an Environment Agency that really has teeth.4fight tooth and nail to try with a lot of effort or determination to do something: We fought tooth and nail to get these plans accepted.5get your teeth into something informal to start to do something with a lot of energy and determination: I can’t wait to get my teeth into the new course.6in the teeth of something in spite of opposition or danger from something: Permission for the development was granted in the teeth of opposition from local shopkeepers.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: a horrible scraping sound that set my teeth on edge → 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) COLLOCATIONSverbsbrush your teeth (also clean your teeth British English)· I brush my teeth twice a day.floss your teeth (=clean between your teeth using dental floss)· My dentist said I should floss my teeth more.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.lose a tooth (=no longer have it)· Many of the men had lost all their teeth by the age of 40.extract a tooth (=take it out)· The dentist announced that she would have to extract two teeth.bare your teeth (=show them, especially in an angry or threatening way)· The dog bared its teeth and snarled.grit/clench your teeth (=put them firmly together)· He was gritting his teeth against the pain.grind your teeth (also gnash your teeth literary) (=move them against each other because you are angry)· Kate ground her teeth in helpless rage.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.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.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.adjectivessomebody’s front/back teeth· Some of his front teeth were missing.white/yellow· His teeth were white and even.sharp· The fish has small but very sharp teeth.good/perfect· She smiled, showing a mouthful of perfect teeth.bad/rotten· She felt ashamed of her bad teeth and rarely smiled.even (=all of the same height)· His teeth were white and even.crooked· He grinned at me, showing rotten, crooked teeth.loose· I had a loose tooth.tooth + NOUNtooth decay· Brushing regularly helps prevent tooth decay.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘wash your teeth’. Say brush your teeth or clean your teeth.
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