teeth

IPA/tiːθ/
KK[tˈiθ]IPA/tiːθ/

teeth — 名詞

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

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釋義

牙齒

口中用來咬碎食物的硬質結構

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.

Zuri 每天早上吃完早餐後都會仔細刷牙。

brushed [possessive] teeth — standard dental-hygiene collocation

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

Gabriel 的牙齒又直又白，因為他戴了兩年牙套。

possessive + teeth + adjective — describing dental condition

常見搭配
  • brush teeth
  • clean teeth
  • clench teeth
  • bare teeth
  • front teeth
  • back teeth
  • baby teeth
  • wisdom teeth
  • sink teeth into
  • false teeth

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.
慣用語

cut one's teeth on something

idiom

to gain your first experience of something, especially at a young age or in a particular place or role

Nicholas cut his teeth on coding when he was twelve, writing simple video games.

fed up to the back teeth

idiom

extremely annoyed or bored with something because it has continued for too long

Sirin was fed up to the back teeth with her noisy neighbours playing loud music every night.

get one's teeth into something

idiom

to start to deal with something in a determined and energetic way, especially a project or task that requires effort

Esteban was eager to get his teeth into the new research project at the lab.

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