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2010-11-02来源:和谐英语
5. give teeth to 授予(个人或组织)特殊权力和制裁权

This month Singapore passed a bill that would  give legal teeth to the moral obligation to support one's parents.

新加坡本月通过了一项法案,从法律上规定了人们供养父母的责任。

6. grind one’s teeth(因愤怒)咬牙切齿

The unfairness in our society always makes the cynics  grind their teeth.

社会中存在的不公平现象总是让那些愤世嫉俗的人很不平。

7. show one’s teeth 做出威胁的样子,现出敌意,发怒

A man who harbors enmity in the bottom of his heart never  shows their teeth.

一个在心底藏着敌意的人很少表现得有威胁性。

8. fight tooth and nail 拼命厮打,全力以赴地,不惜任何代价地

There is another election coming on next fall, and he knows we are going to  fight tooth and nail.

明年秋天另一次大选就要来到了,他知道我们要为此全力以赴。