/tu:θ ||; tuθ/noun [C] (
plural teeth /ti:θ
||; tiθ/)
1 one of the hard white things in your mouth that you use for biting 牙齿: She's got beautiful teeth. 她的牙齿很漂亮。
You brush / clean your teeth to remove bits of food. If a tooth is decayed, the dentist may fill it or extract it/ take it out. If you have had all your teeth out, you can have false teeth or dentures. 刷牙(brush/clean one's teeth)可以去除牙上的食物屑。如果牙蛀了(decay),牙医可以给你补牙(fill)或拔牙(extract/take out)。如果所有牙齿都拔掉了,可以镶上假牙(false teeth)或托牙(denture)。 Look at wisdom tooth. 参看wisdom tooth。 picture at body 见body插图 2 one of the long narrow pointed parts of an object such as a comb (梳子等的)齿
by the skin of your teeth→
SKIN¹
gnash your teeth→
GNASHgrit your teeth→
GRIT²
have a sweet tooth→
SWEET¹