單詞
toothless
英 ['tu?θl?s]
美['tuθl?s]
基本信息
- adj. 無牙齒的
- adj. 無權(quán)勢的
英文詞源
- toothless (adj.)
- Old English toeleas, in the literal sense; see tooth + -less. Figurative sense of "dull" is recorded from 1590s; that of "lacking enforcement powers" is first recorded 1961. Related: Toothlessly; toothlessness.
雙語例句
- 1. In his view, the Commission remains a toothless and ineffectual body.
- 在他看來,委員會仍然是一個(gè)沒有實(shí)權(quán)、不起作用的機(jī)構(gòu)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a toothless old man
- 沒牙的老頭
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. When she slipped the bit into his mouth, she saw that he was practically toothless.
- 思嘉套車時(shí)也畏畏縮縮不敢碰它. 當(dāng)她把嚼口塞進(jìn)馬嘴里, 才發(fā)現(xiàn)原來馬根本沒牙了.
來自飄(部分)
- 4. Deflation are long bone, and a vicious inflation is a toothless tiger.
- 通縮是化骨龍, 惡性通脹則是無牙老虎.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. The second complaint is that the oath's fine words are toothless.
- 第二條則批評誓言的用詞沒有實(shí)質(zhì)性的意義.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
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