| 英语单词 | toothless |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['tuːθləs] 美 ['tuːθləs] |
| 中文释义 | adj.没有牙齿的;没有权威的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Ever since then, the small animals are never afraid of the toothless tiger. (2) In his view, the Commission remains a toothless and ineffectual body. (3) These reviews may prove toothless, but the commitment to them is a step forward. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 从此,小动物们再也不怕没有牙齿的大老虎了。 (2) 在他看来,委员会只是一个没有权威,起不了作用的空壳。 (3) 这些监督可能不会有强制力,但是做出许诺已是一种进步。 |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [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] 2 [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.
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