| 单词 | in the teeth of |
| 释义 | in the teeth ofphrase See full dictionary entry for toothIf you do something in the teeth of a difficulty or danger, you do it in spite of the difficulty or danger. I was battling my way along the promenade in the teeth of a force ten gale. In the teeth of the longest recession since the 1930s, the company continues to performwell. in the teeth of in British Englishin direct opposition to; against in the teeth of violent criticism he went ahead with his plan in the teeth of in American English1. directly against; in the face of 2. in opposition to; defying Examples of 'in the teeth of' in a sentence |
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