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BNC: 1747 COCA: 1854

tooth
tooth /ˈtuːθ/ noun
plural teeth /ˈtiːθ/
tooth
/ˈtuːθ/
noun
plural teeth /ˈtiːθ/
Learner's definition of TOOTH
1 
[count] : one of the hard white objects inside the mouth that are used for biting and chewing牙；齿
— see picture at mouth; see also baby tooth, buck teeth, eyetooth, milk tooth, sweet tooth, wisdom tooth
2 
[count] : a sharp or pointed object that sticks out of something and is part of a row of similar objects齿；齿状部分
3 
teeth [plural] : the power that makes something effective有效力量；有效手段

a kick in the teeth

— see 2kick

an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

— see 1eye

by the skin of your teeth

— see 1skin

cut a tooth, cut your teeth

— see 1cut

fly in the teeth of

— see 1fly

get/take the bit between your teeth

— see 2bit

get your teeth into

or chiefly US sink your teeth into
: to become fully involved in (something, such as a new activity) : to do or deal with (something) with a lot of energy, interest, etc.专注于；全心投入

grit your teeth

— see 2grit

in the teeth of

1 
or into the teeth of : directly against (a strong wind, storm, etc.)迎着，顶着（强风、暴风雨等）
2 
: despite (something)尽管；不管；不顾

like pulling teeth

— used to say that something is very difficult and frustrating费九牛二虎之力

long in the tooth

informal
: no longer young : old年老的；年迈的

set your teeth on edge

◊ If a sound, taste, etc., sets your teeth on edge, it makes your body feel tense or uncomfortable.（声音、味道等）使人紧张，使人不舒服

tooth and nail

: with a lot of effort and determination竭尽全力

to the teeth

: fully or completely完全地；全然地
BNC: 1747 COCA: 1854

tooth

noun

ˈtüth How to pronounce tooth (audio)
plural teeth ˈtēth How to pronounce tooth (audio)
1
a
: one of the hard bony appendages that are borne on the jaws or in many of the lower vertebrates on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx and serve especially for the prehension and mastication of food and as weapons of offense and defense
b
: any of various usually hard and sharp processes especially about the mouth of an invertebrate
2
: a projection resembling or suggesting the tooth of an animal in shape, arrangement, or action
a saw tooth
: such as
a
: any of the regular projections on the circumference or sometimes the face of a wheel that engage with corresponding projections on another wheel especially to transmit force : cog
b
: a small sharp-pointed marginal lobe or process on a plant
3
a
teeth plural : effective means of enforcement
drug laws with teeth
b
: something that injures, tortures, devours, or destroys
jealousy with rankling tooth Thomas Gray
4
: taste, liking
5
: a roughness of surface produced by mechanical or artificial means
toothlike
ˈtüth-ˌlīk How to pronounce tooth (audio)
adjective

Illustration of tooth

Illustration of tooth
  • A outside of a molar
Phrases
in the teeth of
1
: in or into direct contact or collision with
sailing in the teeth of a hurricane Current Biography
2
: in direct opposition to
rule had … been imposed by conquest in the teeth of obstinate resistance A. J. Toynbee
to the teeth
: fully, completely
armed to the teeth

Example Sentences

The dentist will have to pull that tooth. You should brush your teeth every morning and night. She clenched her teeth in anger. He has a set of false teeth. the teeth of a saw The labor union showed that it has teeth. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Queen Elizabeth departs the reception five minutes earlier than scheduled to have an emergency filling placed in a back tooth to replace one that fell out. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 As with most pets his age, it was also found that Walker was in need of a dental to remove a fractured tooth. The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 That’s a happy contrast with most other paleontological sites, where fossils turn up as higgledy-piggledy jigsaw puzzles and researchers must sometimes rely on a single tooth or a piece of jawbone to describe an entire species. Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 During that process, police found a loose tooth on the floor. cincinnati.com, 22 Aug. 2022 From 1840 onward, those who practiced tooth extraction had to sit an exam to assess their level of knowledge and skill. Lisa Morrow, CNN, 15 Nov. 2021 Currently, Medicaid will pay only for emergency tooth extraction for adults. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 June 2021 Testers also evaluate the products at home on factors such as ease of use, flavor, tooth sensitivity, cleaning efficacy (if applicable) and perceived whitening effects. April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2022 The unexpected discovery of a 16th-century horse tooth in modern-day Haiti has provided credence for an age-old folk story about the origin of feral horses on an island off Maryland and Virginia. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English tōth; akin to Old High German zand tooth, Latin dent-, dens, Greek odont-, odous

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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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。

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