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BNC: 1747 COCA: 1854

tooth

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Related topics: Animals, Hair & beauty, Human
tooth /tuːθ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural teeth /tiːθ/) [countableC]  
1  in mouth 在嘴里HBA one of the hard white objects in your mouth that you use to bite and eat food 牙，牙齿
 Sugar is bad for your teeth.
糖对牙齿不好。
→ baby tooth, → canine tooth at canine2(1), eye tooth(2), milk tooth, wisdom tooth, buck teeth, false teeth, gap-toothed
2. on a tool etc 在工具等上面DCB one of the sharp or pointed parts that sticks out from the edge of a comb or saw 〔梳子、锯子等的〕齿
3  POWER 效力have teeth SCLPOWERif a law or an organization has teeth, it has the power to force people to obey it 〔法律或组织〕具有效力，有力度
 We need an Environment Agency that really has teeth.
我们需要一个强有力的环境保护机构。
Examples from the Corpus
have teeth• It is important that it should also have teeth.• What can have teeth, of course, even if it is concealed by a friendly smile, is aid.• Because after the Anna Climbie case, the social services wanted to show it does have teeth.• Critics of the law say it has no teeth and will not prevent violent crime.• Frankly, I'd rather have teeth extracted than sit through either again.• Is it only a paper tiger, or does it really have teeth?• The episode illustrates beyond doubt that the majority voting rules of the Treaty of Rome have teeth.• The movement will have teeth to back its arguments.
4  fight tooth and nail FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto try with a lot of effort or determination to do something 竭尽全力；坚决
 We fought tooth and nail to get these plans accepted.
我们全力争取让这些计划被接受。
Examples from the Corpus
fight tooth and nail• He would also fight tooth and nail to keep her from the likes of Tommy Allen.• Legislation aimed at forcing the power firms to clean up their act is being fought tooth and nail by the polluters.• He fought tooth and nail for 15 months before going to sleep one final night last week.• They fought tooth and nail through an initial series of leagues and finished in seven knockout matches.• They fought tooth and nail to protect the solicitors' monopoly of conveyancing but eventually compromised by not objecting to licensed conveyancers.• We had to fight tooth and nail to get the government to admit they were wrong.
5  get your teeth into something informalSTART DOING something to start to do something with a lot of energy and determination 全力以赴地开始处理某事；专注于做某事
 I can’t wait to get my teeth into the new course.
我迫不及待地想开始新课程。
Examples from the Corpus
get your teeth into something• We were both the sort of people who just can't let go once they have got their teeth into something.• Once the gila monster gets its teeth into its prey it will not let go.• But meanwhile, her new role as fashion supremo is something she can really get her teeth into.• That O'Neill man isn't going to let up now he's got his teeth into it.
6  in the teeth of something in spite of opposition or danger from something 不顾反对；不顾危险
 Permission for the development was granted in the teeth of opposition from local shopkeepers.
这个开发项目在当地店主的一片反对声中获得了批准。
Examples from the Corpus
in the teeth of something• In the teeth of enormous social sanctions, women are making their own sexual choices.• In many places it advanced in the teeth of opposition.• I simply do not have the manpower to make arrests in the teeth of such concerted action.• Science has to cling to the available evidence even in the teeth of seeming contradiction.• On stormy nights it had been exhilarating to fly in the teeth of the wind.• Permission for the development was granted in the teeth of opposition from a vigorous local campaign.• The state is in the teeth of the worst snowstorm in a decade.• He walked right in the road in the teeth of advancing traffic and almost got hit several times.• It means blind trust, in the absence of evidence, even in the teeth of evidence.• For I will, if I have to - and marry you in the teeth of them all.
7  set somebody’s teeth on edge FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCif a sound or taste sets your teeth on edge, it gives you an uncomfortable feeling in your mouth 〔声音、味道等〕使某人感到不舒服
 a horrible scraping sound that set my teeth on edge
让我浑身难受的刺耳刮擦声
Examples from the Corpus
set somebody’s teeth on edge• At other times their self-evident frustration sets your teeth on edge.• It was all done so genteelly that it set McAllister's teeth on edge.• That set our teeth on edge and bring our goose pimples rising like porpoises after mackerel.• His high-pitched squeaky voice set my teeth on edge.• He w as filing arrow heads, and the sound of the metal on the whetstone set Burun's 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)
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
brush your teeth (also clean your teeth British EnglishBrE) 刷牙
I brush my teeth twice a day.
我一天刷两次牙。
nfloss your teeth (=clean between your teeth using dental floss)
My dentist said I should floss my teeth more.
have a tooth out British EnglishBrE, have a tooth pulled American EnglishAmE (=have a tooth removed) 拔牙
He’s gone to the dentist to have a tooth out.
他去牙医那儿拔牙了。
lose a tooth (=no longer have it) 掉牙齿
Many of the men had lost all their teeth by the age of 40.
其中许多男子40岁时牙齿就掉光了。
nextract 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) 龇牙
The dog bared its teeth and snarled.
那条狗龇着牙狂吠。
grit/clench your teeth (=put them firmly together) 咬紧牙关
nHe was gritting his teeth against the pain.
grind your teeth (also gnash your teeth literary) (=move them against each other because you are angry) 咬牙切齿〔因愤怒〕
nKate ground her teeth in helpless rage.
sink your teeth into something (=put your teeth into someone’s flesh, into food etc) 咬某物
nThe dog sank its teeth into the boy’s hand.
somebody’s teeth chatter (=hit together quickly because someone is cold or afraid) 某人的牙齿打战
nMy teeth began to chatter, and I regretted leaving my jacket behind.
nbe cutting a tooth (=have one of your first teeth growing)
Poor little Patrick was cutting another tooth and we had hardly had any sleep.
adjectives
somebody’s front/back teeth 某人的前牙/后牙
Some of his front teeth were missing.
他的前牙掉了几颗。
white/yellow 白的/黄的
His teeth were white and even.
他的牙齿洁白整齐。
sharp 尖利的
The fish has small but very sharp teeth.
这种鱼牙齿细小，但是非常尖利。
good/perfect 好的/完美的
nShe smiled, showing a mouthful of perfect teeth.
bad/rotten 坏的/烂了的
nShe felt ashamed of her bad teeth and rarely smiled.
even (=all of the same height) 平整的
His teeth were white and even.
他的牙齿洁白整齐。
crooked 不整齐的
nHe grinned at me, showing rotten, crooked teeth.
loose 松的
nI had a loose tooth.
tooth + NOUN
tooth decay 蛀牙
Brushing regularly helps prevent tooth decay.
按时刷牙有助于防止蛀牙。
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘wash your teeth’. Say brush your teeth or clean your teeth.
不要说 ‘wash your teeth’。 而要说 brush your teeth 或 clean your teeth。
Examples from the Corpus
tooth• With clenched teeth, keeping her head low and her eyes half-closed, she hugged the cliff-face and inched her way along.• Their immediate diagnosis was that the patient had swallowed her false teeth.• Even sociology, it turns out, can be red in tooth and claw.• The chimpanzee then pulls out the grass stem and picks off the termites with its teeth, smacking its lips with pleasure.• He retrieved his birds, the globe, the teeth, a few books.• We were both the sort of people who just can't let go once they have got their teeth into something.• Brush your teeth twice a day.• Brush your teeth, put on your jeans and go to the office.
Origin tooth
Old English toth
tooth noun →COLLOCATIONS1
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BNC: 1747 COCA: 1854
tooth

noun¹

 1individual tooth單個牙齒ADJECTIVE | VERB + TOOTH | TOOTH + VERB | TOOTH + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤broken, chipped, missing斷裂的／磕掉一塊的／缺失的牙齒▸➤bad, decayed, rotten壞牙；蛀牙▸➤loose鬆動的牙齒▸➤capped, gold戴人造冠的牙齒；金牙▸➤canine, eye (NAmE) 尖牙；眼牙▸➤wisdom智牙；智齒VERB + TOOTH➤extract, pull out, remove拔牙▸➤have out請人拔牙◇I've just had a tooth out at the dentist's.我剛在牙醫那兒拔了顆牙。➤knock out打掉牙齒▸➤lose掉牙◇I lost three teeth in the fight.打鬥中我掉了 3 顆牙。➤break打斷牙齒▸➤fill補牙▸➤cut長牙；長大◇The baby's crying because he's cutting a new tooth (= a new one is coming through).寶寶在哭，因為他正在長牙。◇a reporter who cut her teeth working in Soweto (figurative) 在索韋托工作期間成熟起來的女記者TOOTH + VERB➤be through, come through牙長出來◇Billy's first tooth is now through.比利長出了第一顆牙。➤fall out牙掉落▸➤ache牙疼TOOTH + NOUN➤decay, loss齲病；掉牙▸➤abscess牙膿腫▸➤enamel牙釉質➤fairy牙仙◇Does the tooth fairy really exist?真的有牙仙嗎？
tooth

noun²

 2teeth set of teeth一副牙齒ADJECTIVE | VERB + TEETH | TEETH + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤big, huge巨齒；碩大的牙齒▸➤gappy (BrE) 縫隙大的牙齒◇She wore a brace to correct her gappy teeth.她戴牙箍矯正牙縫大的問題。➤buck, prominent齙牙◇I used to be self-conscious of my prominent teeth.我過去為自己的齙牙感到難為情。➤even, straight平整的／整齊的牙齒▸➤crooked, jagged (often figurative) , misshapen, pointy (informal) 歪歪扭扭的／參差不齊的／畸形的／尖尖的牙齒◇Her smile showed crooked teeth.她一笑便露出了參差不齊的牙齒。◇Skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth.摩天大樓像參差不齊的牙齒一樣聳立着。◇a vampire with pointy teeth牙齒尖尖的吸血鬼➤good, healthy, pearl-white, pearly, perfect, strong, white良好的／健康的／珍珠般潔白的／珍珠般的／完美的／結實的／潔白的牙齒▸➤yellow黃牙▸➤false假牙▸➤needle-sharp, razor-sharp, sharp尖利的牙齒；鋒利的牙齒◇Mink have razor-sharp teeth.水貂有鋒利的牙齒。➤clenched, gritted咬緊牙關◇Alan hissed from behind his clenched teeth.艾倫從咬緊的牙關後面發出噝噝聲。➤back, front後牙；門牙▸➤bottom, top下牙；上牙▸➤baby, milk (BrE) 乳牙◇I still have one of my baby teeth.我還有一顆乳牙。➤adult成人牙齒➤real正常牙齒➤permanent恆牙VERB + TEETH➤have有牙齒▸➤brush, clean刷牙；清潔牙齒➤rot蛀蝕牙齒◇Sugar rots your teeth.糖會蛀蝕牙齒。➤bare, reveal, show露出牙齒◇The dog bared its teeth at us and growled.那條狗衝我們齜牙吼叫。◇The man smiled, revealing perfect white teeth.男人微微一笑，露出雪白整齊的牙齒。➤clamp, clench, grit咬緊牙關◇He broke off what he was saying, clamping his teeth together.他突然不說話了，緊咬着牙關。◇She answered through clenched teeth (= opening her mouth only a little because of anger).她咬牙切齒地回答。➤clamp sth between, clamp sth in用牙齒緊緊咬着⋯◇His pipe was firmly clamped between his teeth.他用牙齒緊叼着煙斗。➤gnash, grind咬牙切齒；磨牙▸➤sink用牙齒咬（入⋯）◇The cat sank its teeth into his finger.貓把牙齒嵌進他的手指。TEETH + VERB➤bite sb/sth, sink into sb/sth, snap together牙咬⋯；牙嵌進⋯；牙吧嗒合上▸➤chatter牙齒咯咯作響◇Their teeth were chattering with cold.他們凍得牙齒咯咯響。➤flash, gleam, glint, shine牙齒發亮；牙齒光潔明亮；牙齒閃光◇Her teeth flashed as she smiled.她笑的時候牙齒閃閃發亮。PREPOSITION➤against the/your tooth碰到牙齒◇He clattered the spoon against his teeth as he ate.他吃東西的時候勺子碰着了牙齒。➤between the/your tooth在齒間◇She answered the phone with a cigarette between her teeth.她叼着香煙接了電話。➤in the/your tooth牙齒咬着◇The cat came in with a mouse in its teeth.那隻貓叼了一隻老鼠進來。➤through the/your tooth透過牙縫◇'Come here now!' she growled through her teeth.“快到這兒來！”她咬牙切齒地咆哮道。
BNC: 1747 COCA: 1854
tooth noun
⇨ grit your teeth ⇨ tighten verb
BNC: 1747 COCA: 1854
tooth
General words for teeth and describing teeth: choppers, dental, gap-toothed...
Parts of machines and machinery: ancillary, ball bearing, bearing...
Parts of tools: attachment, bit, blade...
Power, authority, influence and leadership: leadership, power, authority...

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