Verb Master 動詞達人

【一天精通一單字】Tooth
除了刷牙(brush the teeth)，該怎麼說拔牙、長牙、咬牙、暴牙?

英語學習的書籍雜誌太多，今天起除了核心動詞，配合國內最專業的空中英語教室，每單元挑一主題字。

今天的主題是大家說英語八月十七日：Take Care of Your Teeth(一)

封面主題：
The Wolverine grits his teeth through the pain.
(金鋼狼咬緊牙關忍住疼痛 X-Man)

【大家說英語 Aug 17th】
Dentist(牙醫), Tooth(牙齒), Brush(刷子), Floss(牙線), Toothpaste(牙膏)

Dentist，牙醫，['dɛntɪst]
* The Dentist，牙醫院
* The Dentist’s，牙醫院 
I’m going to the dentist’s tomorrow.
(我明天要去看牙醫)

Brush，刷，[brʌʃ]
刷牙：Brush the teeth
刷掉麵包屑：Brush the crumbs off my shirt

Floss，用牙線清潔，[flɔs]
用牙線清牙齒：Floss the teeth
牙線：Dental Floss，簡稱Floss

Toothpaste，牙膏，['tuθpest]
* Paste，漿糊等膏狀物，[pest]

【Tooth 專論】
Tooth，牙齒，[tuθ]
* 複數Teeth，[tiθ]

拔牙：have the tooth out
I went to the dentist to have my tooth out.
(我去牙醫院拔牙)

長牙齒：cut a tooth
The baby is cutting a tooth.
(寶寶在長牙齒)

用牙咬：sink the teeth into 
* sink，沉沒，過去式sank
A vampire sank her teeth into my neck.
(吸血鬼咬我的脖子)

磨牙：Grind the Teeth
* Grind，磨，[ɡraɪnd]，過去式Ground，[ɡraʊnd]
Teeth grinding is very common in children under 7.
(七歲以下兒童磨牙是很普遍的)

咬牙切齒：clench the teeth
* 生氣的時候
* clench，緊握，[klɛntʃ] 
She spoke through clenched teeth.
(她咬牙切齒地講話)

牙齒打冷顫：chatter the teeth
* 天冷落水，牙齒打冷顫
* chatter，吱吱叫，['tʃætɚ] 
They were out in the snow with chattering teeth.
(他們下雪天在外牙齒直打顫)

咬緊牙關：Grit the teeth
* 用在下定決心，咬緊牙關撐過去
* Grit，研磨，[ɡrɪt]
* Grit the teeth專門用在咬緊牙關，比磨牙Grind the teeth更用力
It hurts, but Wolverine grits his teeth.
(雖然很痛，但是金鋼狼咬牙撐過去)

常用詞：Fight Tooth and Nail，拚老命
They fought tooth and nail to win the game.
(他們拚了老命要贏得比賽)

常用詞：Get your Teeth into something
全心投入
I can’t wait to get my teeth into the watermelon.
(我迫不及待投入西瓜)

常用詞：Have a Sweet Tooth
喜歡吃甜食
She surely has a sweet tooth.
(她還真愛吃甜食)

慣用詞：Give an Eye Tooth for something
眼巴巴、望眼欲穿、非常想要
* Eye Tooth，像牙齒般的眼睛
I’ll give my eye teeth to study in the US.
(我非常想要去美國讀書)

政商詞：Have Teeth，擁有實權
We need a department who really has teeth.
(我們需要一個真正有實權的部門)

名詞：Buck Teeth，暴牙
* Buck，公兔，[bʌk]

名詞：False Teeth，假牙
* False，假的，[fɔls]

名詞：Baby Tooth，乳牙

名詞：Wisdom Tooth，智齒

名詞：Fine-Tooth Comb，細齒梳子
* 細密的梳子，引申為「非常小心謹慎地審查」
The police went over the crime scene with a find-tooth comb.
(警方仔細搜索犯罪現場)