teeth

/tiːθ/ (bre, ipa) · /tiːθ/ (ame, ipa)

teeth — noun

1. the hard white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing food; t

1.名詞A1
釋義

the hard white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing food; the plural form of 'tooth'.

例句

Zuri brushed her teeth carefully after breakfast every morning.

brushed [possessive] teeth — standard dental-hygiene collocation

Gabriel's teeth are straight and white because he wore braces for two years.

possessive + teeth + adjective — describing dental condition

用法筆記

Teeth is the irregular plural of tooth. It always takes a plural verb (e.g., 'Her teeth are white', not 'Her teeth is white').

常見錯誤

Be sure to brush your tooths.
Be sure to brush your teeth.
💡'teeth' is the correct irregular plural, not 'tooths'.
A teeth fell out.
A tooth fell out.
💡'teeth' is plural; use 'tooth' for a single one.