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单词 toothless
释义
toothless
adjective
uk
/ˈtuːθ.ləs/us
/ˈtuːθ.ləs/

toothlessadjective(NO TEETH)

having noteeth:
没牙的
anuglytoothlessoldhag没牙的丑陋女巫
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The teeth
  • buck-toothed
  • canine
  • chopper
  • coronal
  • dentine
  • dentition
  • denture
  • enamel
  • eruption
  • eyetooth
  • false teeth
  • fang
  • incisor
  • molar
  • pearly whites
  • periodontal
  • premolar
  • prognathism
  • pulp cavity
  • rictus
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toothlessadjective(NO POWER)

used todescribeanorganizationor arulethat has nopower:
没有约束力的；没有权力的
Thiswell-intentionedbut toothlesslawwill do nothing toimprovethesituation.这项用意良好但没有约束力的法律对改善局势没有什么作用。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Weakness and vulnerability
  • Achilles heel
  • at a low ebbidiom
  • be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
  • besomeone'spoodleidiom
  • brittle
  • helplessly
  • helplessness
  • house of cardsidiom
  • human
  • impotence
  • sitting target
  • soft target
  • submissive
  • submissively
  • submissiveness
  • wetly
  • wetness
  • wimpy
  • wonky
  • wuss
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(Definition oftoothlessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftoothless

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The charge that this model of miracle renders the laws of nature 'metaphysicallytoothless' seems ill-founded.
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Is he further aware that if we continue at the present rate of decline, we shall shortly be producing a nation oftoothlessadolescents?
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In reality, the assembly will be atoothlessorganisation—excuse the pun, given my other profession.
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I welcome the control over demolition, but it is a fairlytoothlessproposal which will present many planning authorities with problems, not solutions.
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The accusation that the directors general aretoothlessis misplaced.
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He and his supporters think that a voluntary agreement—what he might call a legallytoothlessagreement —is not enough.
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If the new authorities have anything to do with it, the new consumer associations will betoothlesswonders.
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The prohibition, as we understand it, would betoothless.
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I believe that the proposed commission will betoothlessand ineffective.
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In a lot of areas they have proved to be fairlytoothlesswatchdogs.
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We do not want a talking shop, even a travelling talking shop, because it would still betoothless.
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Fourthly, the present law istoothlessand flawed.
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Without such a review, is it not the case that the takeover panel is not onlytoothlessbut is in danger of being blindfolded?
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The provisions relating to paternity leave also give real meaning to an otherwisetoothlessright.
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I am aware of the proposal for marine consultation areas, but that promises to be a lengthy,toothless, inadequate substitute for firm planning and control.
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