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| 1 | any of the hard white objects inside your mouth that you use for biting and for chewing food 牙齿 |
| front/back teeth 门牙/臼齿 |
| a loose/missing/broken tooth 松动了的/掉了的/破了的牙齿 |
| brush/clean your teeth It’ s important to brush your teeth at least twice a day. 每天至少刷两次牙是很重要的。 |
| take out/fill a tooth Two teeth needed filling and one had to be taken out. 两颗牙需要补，一颗牙得拔掉。 |
| cut teeth (=start to get them) The baby’ s cutting his top teeth. 开始长牙；出牙 |
| bare/show your teeth The dog growled and bared its teeth. 狗龇着牙狂吠。 |
| tooth decay Too much sugar can cause tooth decay. 吃太多糖会导致蛀牙。 |
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| 2 | one of a row of narrow pointed parts that form the edge of a tool or machine （工具或机器边缘尖细的）齿 |
| the teeth on a saw/gear/comb 锯齿/齿轮齿/梳齿 |
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| 3 | teeth plural the necessary power and authority to be effective or to make people obey you 必要的权力 |
| The new regulations give the planning committees more teeth. 新规定赋予计划委员会更大的权力。 |
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| - | get your teeth into sth informal
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| to put a lot of your time and energy into something that is interesting because it needs a lot of effort and skill |
| 在某事物上投入大量的时间和精力；潜心从事某事物 |
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| I’ d like a project that I can really get my teeth into. 我想要个能够真正投入时间和精力的项目。 |
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| - | go at it/fighttooth and nail
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| to fight or argue with energy and determination |
| 全力争斗；争吵得不可开交 |
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| Ministers have been fighting tooth and nail over this issue. 部长们在这个问题上吵得不可开交。 |
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| - | in the teeth of sth
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| 1 | despite something such as problems or difficulties 尽管；不顾 | The bill was passed in the teeth of strong opposition. 法案尽管遭到了强烈反对，但还是通过了。 | |
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| 2 | against the force of a strong wind 顶着，迎着（强风） | She struggled across the moor in the teeth of gale force winds. 她顶着强风，艰难地穿过了沼泽地。 | |
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| - | set your teeth on edge
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| if something such as a sound sets your teeth on edge , you think it is very unpleasant or annoying |
| 使人不愉快；使人生气 |
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| That whining voice of hers always sets my teeth on edge. 她那哼哼唧唧的声音总是让我难以忍受。 |
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| - | show your teeth
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| to show that you have power or authority and that you intend to use it |
| 作威胁姿势；用权力来吓唬 |
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| See also | | - cut 1 | | - grit 2 | | - kick 2 | | - long 1 | | - sink 1 | | - skin 1 | |
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