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