tooth

詞性

n. 牙齒

Irregular:

teethplural /tiːθ/DJ /tiθ/KK

any of the hard white objects in the mouth used for biting and chewing food 牙；齒

I've just had a tooth out at the dentist's. 我剛在牙科診所拔了一顆牙。

to brush/clean your teeth 刷牙

tooth decay 齲齒

false teeth 假牙

She answered through clenched teeth(= opening her mouth only a little because of anger). 她咬牙切齒地回答。

The cat sank its teeth into his finger. 那隻貓狠狠咬住了他的手指。

a narrow pointed part that sticks out of an object 齒狀部份；齒

the teeth on a saw 鋸齒

Idiom:

cut your teeth on sth

to do sth that gives you your first experience of a particular type of work 從…中獲得初步經驗；初次涉足

She cut her teeth on local radio. 她初次涉足當地電台。

Idiom:

cut a tooth

of a baby 嬰兒 to grow a new tooth 出牙；長出新牙

Idiom:

get your teeth into sthinformal

to put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into sth that is difficult enough to keep you interested 專注於，全力投入（有一定難度的事）

Choose an essay topic that you can really get your teeth into. 選擇一個你可以真正悉心鑽研的論文題目。

Idiom:

have teethBritish English, informal

of an organization, a law, etc. 組織、法律等 to be powerful and effective 具有強大威力；有殺傷力

Idiom:

in the teeth of sth

in spite of problems, opposition, etc. 不管，不顧（困難、反對等）

The new policy was adopted in the teeth of fierce criticism. 新政策儘管受到強烈的批評，但還是被採用了。