tooth

[tu:θ]

n.牙齿, 齿状物, 粗糙表面,嗜好
（复）teeth: 有效手段

n.[C]

1. 牙齿

I brush my teeth twice a day.

我每天刷牙两次。

2. 齿状物; (锯, 梳, 叉等的)齿

A comb has teeth.

梳子有梳齿。

3. 嗜好; 胃口[S][(+for)]

I have no tooth for candies.

我不喜欢吃糖果。

4. 起损害(或毁坏等)作用的力量[P]

5. 强制实施的有效手段[P]

vt.

1. 给……装齿

2. 使成锯齿状

3. 咬

vi.

(齿轮等)相咬, 啮合

词形变化

名词复数: teeth | 动词过去式: toothed | 动词过去分词: toothed | 动词现在分词: toothing | 动词第三人称单数: tooths |

词义辨析

同义:

n.牙齿, 锯齿

fang  tusk  denticle  denticulation  mouth grinder  mouth center  molar  incissor  bicuspid  tush

n.突起, 尖, 齿轮

projection  point  tip  tang  barb  spine  spike  spur  nib  snag  jab  ratchet  tine  cog  prong  sprocket

n.嗜好, 偏爱

liking  relish  predilection  partiality  weakness  

英英释义

名词 tooth:

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

something resembling the tooth of an animal

toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell

a means of enforcement

one of a number of uniform projections on a gear

补充

toothtooth英:[tu:θ] 美:[tuθ]n.1.牙, 齿I went to my dentist to have a tooth taken out.我去找牙医拔了一颗牙。The dentist took out two of my teeth and asked me to come back again to have further treatment.牙医拔掉了我两颗牙, 并让我再来做进一步的治疗。

例句

1. If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it be taken out.如果某颗牙松动得厉害, 牙医会建议把它拔掉。 2. Aren't I a bit long in the tooth to start being an undergraduate?我现在才开始上大学不是有点太老了吗？ 3. He fought tooth and nail to keep his job.他竭力保住自己的工作。 4. to tooth a saw锉出锯齿 5. what a tooth for fruit a monkey has!.猴子是多么的爱吃水果啊！。 6. the Charter would be fine if it had teeth and could be enforced.如果《宪章》能有效实施的话，那就好了。 7. Hell's teeth!.该死！。 8. the course gives students something to get their teeth into.这门课程能给学生一些值得深究的东西。 9. we defended it in the teeth of persecution.尽管会遭受迫害，我们仍为其辩护。 10. She's got beautiful teeth.她的牙齿很漂亮。 11. The dentist will have to pull that tooth.牙医将不得不拔掉那颗牙。 12. You should brush/clean your teeth every morning and night.你应该每天早晚都刷牙/清洁牙齿。 13. She clenched her teeth in anger.她愤怒地咬紧牙齿。 14. He has a set of false teeth.他有一副假牙。 15. a loose tooth松动的牙齿 16. tooth decay龋齿 17. She sank her teeth into [=bit] the apple.她咬了那个苹果。 18. the teeth of a saw/comb锯齿；梳齿 19. drug laws with teeth行之有效的反毒品法 20. The labor union showed that it has teeth.工会显示出自己是有分量的。 21. He finally has a project he can get his teeth into.他终于有一个可以全心投入的项目了。 22. They sailed in/into the teeth of the wind.他们逆风航行。 23. A shopping mall was built in the teeth of fierce opposition.尽管遭到强烈反对，一家大型购物中心还是建了起来。 24. Getting him to make a decision is like pulling teeth. [=it is very hard to get him to make a decision]要他做个决定太难了。 25. Isn't she a little long in the tooth for those kinds of antics?她做那些滑稽动作是不是年纪大了一点？ 26. That awful squeaking is enough to set my teeth on edge!那恐怖的尖叫声够让我不舒服的了！ 27. They fought tooth and nail.他们竭尽全力奋战。 28. The men were armed to the teeth. [=the men had a lot of weapons]那些人都全副武装。