詞性
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 專注於，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
詞組短語
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
同近義詞
vi. 嚙合engage
短語
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
