tooth

名词

1. 1

   牙齿、牙

   The dentist pulled out my broken tooth in just a few minutes.

   牙医只花了几分钟就把我那颗断掉的牙拔掉了。

2. 2

   齿、齿状物

   Two teeth are missing from this old comb.

   这把旧梳子少了两根齿。

3. 3

   约束力、威力、实权常用复数

   The new regulations have no teeth without proper funding.

   新规定若没有足够的经费，根本没有约束力。

4. 4

   嗜好、偏好多用于 sweet tooth

   She has a sweet tooth and keeps chocolate in her desk.

   她爱吃甜食，抽屉里总放著巧克力。

片语

1. 1

   全力以赴、拼命

   Residents fought tooth and nail against the new highway plan.

   居民全力反对这项新的高速公路计划。

相关片语

• sweet tooth
• cut one's teeth
• by the skin of one's teeth
• lie through one's teeth