tooth

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 專註於，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。

in the direction that a strong wind is coming from 頂著，迎著（強風）

They crossed the bay in the teeth of a howling gale. 他們頂著呼嘯的狂風渡過了海灣。

Idiom:

set sb's teeth on edge

of a sound or taste 聲音或味道 to make sb feel physically uncomfortable 使感到身體不舒服

vt. 給……裝齒vi. 嚙合[ 複數 teeth 過去式 toothed 過去分詞 toothed 現在分詞 toothing

tooth profile 齒形；齒廓

tooth surface 齒面；輪齒表面

long in the tooth 歲口大的（馬）；年邁的，年老的

tooth decay 蛀牙；齲齒；齵齒

tooth root [醫]齒根；[醫]牙根

vi. 嚙合engage

tooth paste 牙膏

tooth space[機] 齒槽 ; 齒間 ; [機] 齒隙 ; 齒距

Tooth Fairy牙仙 ; 牙仙子 ; 拔牙齒的妖精 ; 牙仙大帝

You should pull out this tooth.

你必須把這顆牙齒拔掉。

In the morning my tooth is not there. But I find some coins!

早上的時候我的牙齒不在那了但是我發現了一些硬幣。

I pictured him with a little one on his knee, helping her write her first letter to the Tooth Fairy.

我想象著有一個小寶貝坐在他的膝上，他抱著她，幫她給牙齒仙女寫第一封信。