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tooth

释义

tooth

noun countable

UK /tuːθ/

Word Forms

singular	tooth
plural	teeth

1
one of the hard white objects inside your mouth that you use for biting and for chewing food
front/back teeth
a loose/missing/broken tooth
brush/clean your teeth:
It’s important to brush your teeth at least twice a day.
take out/fill a tooth:
Two teeth needed filling and one had to be taken out.
cut teeth (=start to get them):
The baby’s cutting his top teeth.
bare/show your teeth:
The dog growled and bared its teeth.
Synonyms and related words
General words for teeth and describing teeth
choppers
dental
gap-toothed
2
one of a row of narrow pointed parts that form the edge of a tool or machine
the teeth on a saw/gear/comb
Synonyms and related words
Parts of machines and machinery
ancillary
ball bearing
bearing
Synonyms and related words
Parts of tools
attachment
bit
blade
3

teeth
plural the necessary power and authority to be effective or to make people obey you
The new regulations give the planning committees more teeth.
Synonyms and related words
Power, authority, influence and leadership
leadership
power
authority

phrases

get your teeth into something

go at it/fight tooth and nail

in the teeth of something

set your teeth on edge

show your teeth

tooth

noun countable

US /tuθ/

Word Forms

singular	tooth
plural	teeth

1
one of the hard white objects inside your mouth that you use for biting and for chewing food
front/back teeth
a loose/missing/broken tooth
brush/clean your teeth:
It’s important to brush your teeth at least twice a day.
pull/fill a tooth:
Two teeth needed filling and one had to be pulled.
cut teeth (=start to get them):
The baby’s cutting his top teeth.
bare/show your teeth:
The dog growled and bared its teeth.
Synonyms and related words
General words for teeth and describing teeth
choppers
dental
gap-toothed
2
one of a row of narrow pointed parts that form the edge of a tool or machine
the teeth on a saw/gear/comb
Synonyms and related words
Parts of machines and machinery
ancillary
ball bearing
bearing
Synonyms and related words
Parts of tools
attachment
bit
blade
3

teeth
plural the necessary power and authority to be effective or to make people obey you
The new regulations give the planning committees more teeth.
Synonyms and related words
Power, authority, influence and leadership
oligopoly
superpower
heft

phrases

get your teeth into something

go at it/fight tooth and nail

in the teeth of something

set your teeth on edge

show your teeth

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