tooth

tooth
(pl. teeth )

each of a set of hard, bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing
（绝大多数脊椎动物的）牙，齿
■a similar hard, pointed structure in invertebrate animals, typically functioning in the mechanical breakdown of food
（无脊椎动物的）牙，齿
■an appetite or liking for a particular thing
口味；爱好
what a tooth for fruit a monkey has!.
猴子是多么的爱吃水果啊！。
■[mass noun]roughness given to a surface to allow colour or glue to adhere
粗糙面（颜料、胶水能黏附于上）
■(teeth)(figurative)genuine force or effectiveness of a body or in a law or agreement
(喻)（机构的）真正力量；（法律、协定的）真正作用，有效性
the Charter would be fine if it had teeth and could be enforced.
如果《宪章》能有效实施的话，那就好了。
■(teeth)used in curses or exclamations
该死（骂人话，感叹词）
Hell's teeth!.
该死！。
a projecting part on a tool or other instrument, especially one of a series that function or engage together, such as a cog on a gearwheel or a point on a saw or comb
（工具、器具的）齿状物
■a projecting part on an animal or plant, especially one of a jagged or dentate row on the margin of a leaf or shell
（动、植物的）齿状物

常用词组
armed to the teeth

fight tooth and nail

get (或 sink) one's teeth into

work energetically and productively on (a task)
积极而富成效地工作；专注于
the course gives students something to get their teeth into.
这门课程能给学生一些值得深究的东西。

in the teeth of

set someone's teeth on edge

派生
toothed
adjective
tooth-like
adjective
语源

Old English tōth (plural tēth), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tand and German Zahn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin dent-, Greek odont-

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