in the teeth of

in the teeth of (something)

1. In spite of; notwithstanding. Some people still believe vaccinations to be harmful in the teeth of thousands of scientific studies proving otherwise. In the teeth of the boss's disapproval, we decided to go forward with the project anyway.2. When threatened by or confronted with. It's hard to be an optimist in the teeth of so much tragedy and turmoil in the news each day. The plane turned into the teeth of a horrible storm.See also: of, teeth

in the teeth of

1. Straight into, confronting, as in The ship was headed in the teeth of the gale. [Late 1200s] 2. In opposition to or defiance of, as in She stuck to her position in the teeth of criticism by the board members. [Late 1700s] Also see fly in the face of. 3. Facing danger or threats, as in The tribe was in the teeth of starvation. [Early 1800s] See also: of, teeth

in the teeth of

1 directly against (the wind). 2 in spite of or contrary to (opposition or difficulty). 2 2001 Fast Company Magazine All of these solid performances occurred in the teeth of a global economic slowdown. See also: of, teeth

单词	in the teeth of
释义	in the teeth of in the teeth of (something) 1. In spite of; notwithstanding. Some people still believe vaccinations to be harmful in the teeth of thousands of scientific studies proving otherwise. In the teeth of the boss's disapproval, we decided to go forward with the project anyway.2. When threatened by or confronted with. It's hard to be an optimist in the teeth of so much tragedy and turmoil in the news each day. The plane turned into the teeth of a horrible storm.See also: of, teeth in the teeth of 1. Straight into, confronting, as in The ship was headed in the teeth of the gale. [Late 1200s] 2. In opposition to or defiance of, as in She stuck to her position in the teeth of criticism by the board members. [Late 1700s] Also see fly in the face of. 3. Facing danger or threats, as in The tribe was in the teeth of starvation. [Early 1800s] See also: of, teeth in the teeth of 1 directly against (the wind). 2 in spite of or contrary to (opposition or difficulty). 2 2001 Fast Company Magazine All of these solid performances occurred in the teeth of a global economic slowdown. See also: of, teeth
随便看	jumps into bed jumps/jss jump/skip bail jumps monthly compute output listing jump smooth jump (someone's) bones jump someone's bones jump someone’s bones jumps on jumps on-line processing system jumps out jumps out of skin jump spark jump speed jumps-rc jumps rope jumps ship jumps standard terminal input system jump start jump-start jumpstart jumpstart 1st grade jumpstart 3rd-6th grade jumpstart 4th-6th grade jumpstart architecture and security scripts