toothless

英 [ˈtuːθləs]

美 [ˈtuːθləs]

adj.  无牙的; 无齿的; 人微言轻的; 没有权威的; 不起作用的

医学

BNC.21208 / COCA.18721

牛津词典

adj.

• 无牙的；无齿的
  having no teeth
  1. a toothless old man
     没牙的老头
  2. She gave us a toothless grin.
     她张开没牙的嘴巴对我们笑了笑。
• 人微言轻的；没有权威的；不起作用的
  having no power or authority

柯林斯词典

• 没有牙齿的
  You usetoothlessto describe a person or their smile when they have no teeth.
• ADJ-GRADED 无实权的;不起作用的
  If you describe something such as an official group or a law astoothless, you mean it has no real power and is not effective.
  1. In his view, the Commission remains a toothless and ineffectual body.
     在他看来，委员会仍然是一个没有实权、不起作用的机构。

英英释义

adj

• lacking necessary force for effectiveness
  1. a toothless piece of legislation
• lacking teeth
  1. most birds are toothless
  2. a toothless old crone

双语例句

• Slow, toothless or failed regional and bilateral trade agreements may well bring attention back to the multilateral system.
  地区性和双边贸易协议进展缓慢，实施不力或最终失败，很可能将人们的注意力重新转向多边体系。
• No doubt, that agnostic stance will infuriate some ( or confirm the impression that regulators are toothless).
  无疑，这种不可知论的立场会惹恼一些人（或坐实监管机构缺乏有效手段的印象）。
• He was sixteen years old, toothless, blind and could hardly get around.
  那狗已经有十六岁了、牙都没了、又瞎、行动也不方便。
• It was the most amazing thing to see this armless, toothless man sliding across the stage.
  最让人惊奇的是看这个没有手臂，没有牙齿的人在舞台上。
• Functional languages are not toothless.
  函数性语言不是软弱无力的。
• Then one morning, as I was changing yet another diaper, Anand grinned up at me with his toothless gums.
  一个早上，当我正在给阿南德换另一块尿布时，他冲我咧嘴笑了。
• Squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur.
  南美洲松鼠大小的无齿食蚁兽，有金色的长毛。
• His blue eyes still twinkle when he tells a joke, his cowboy boots are worn from wear, and his grin remains toothless.
  他讲笑话时他的蓝眼珠里依然有灵光闪现，他的牛仔靴穿得很旧了，他的咧嘴笑的时候还是不露牙齿。
• Small toothless saurischian dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous of Canada.
  发现于加拿大上白垩纪的小的无齿蜥臀目恐龙。
• She smiled widely, showing her toothless gums.
  她笑口大开，露出了没有牙齿的牙床。