| 单词 | toothless |
| 释义 | toothless From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtoothlesstooth‧less /ˈtuːθləs/ adjective1 HBHsomeone who is toothless has no teetha toothless old womana toothless smile/grinHe gave us a toothless grin.2 SCLPOWER#an organization that is toothless has no power to make people obey its rulesDoes the agency have the power to prosecute companies, or is it a toothless organization?Examples from the Corpustoothless• She gave the poor creature a kick, then smiled at me with toothless gums.• Then I saw her toothless gums.• Whenever Paul spoke, it was almost like the story of the toothless man able to eat rare steak.• His grandmother watched, her toothless mouth agape.• Thereupon a cackling, toothless old maidservant set aside the tray she was carrying and hobbled across to confront him.• a toothless old man• William F.. Weld last year, have put some bite into a previously toothless requirement.• However they would have been commonly toothless, since false teeth were a luxury until the nineteenth-century.• An elderly and toothless woman lived in a shamble of newspapers and produce cartons on top of the stairs in the hall. |
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