tooth 英 [tu:θ]   美 [tuθ]

tooth

tooth  英 [tu:θ] 美 [tuθ]

n. 牙齿 

名词复数:teeth 

brush/clean your teeth 刷牙
I have a loose tooth. 我的一个牙齿松动了。

  • Each of the hard, bone-like things in your mouth, the ones you use for chewing food, is called a tooth. When you lost your first tooth, you probably put it under your pillow in the hopes that the Tooth Fairy would come and leave you a surprise.
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  • n. 牙齿
  • 1. brush/clean your teeth

    刷牙

  • 2. I have a loose tooth.

    我的一个牙齿松动了。

  • 3. The dentist will treat my tooth.

    这名牙医将医治我的牙齿。

  • tooth (n.) Old English toð (plural teð), from Proto-Germanic *tan-thuz (source also of Old Saxon, Danish, Swedish, Dutch tand, Old Norse tönn, Old Frisian toth, Old High German zand, German Zahn, Gothic tunþus), from PIE root *dent- "tooth." Plural teeth is an instance of i-mutation.
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 /
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