lack teeth

/læk tiːθ/· 动词短语/习语 v. phrase / idiom

财经/商业B2

lack teeth
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Chinese meaning

(机jī构gòu/规guī定dìng)缺quē乏fá实shí际jì约yuē束shù力lì,形xíng同tóng虚xū设shè

没méi有yǒu实shí际jì约yuē束shù力lì或huò权quán力lì

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新xīn接jiē手shǒu机jī构gòu无wú权quán无wú力lì,填tián不bù了liǎo监jiān管guǎn空kòng白bái

Example

Canada shuts down corporate watchdog. Critics say its replacement lacks teeth

加jiā拿ná大dà关guān闭bì了le企qǐ业yè监jiān督dū机jī构gòu,批pī评píng者zhě说shuō它tā的de接jiē替tì机jī构gòu形xíng同tóng虚xū设shè。

Source: Mongabay · 19 Sep 2026

Background ✎

加jiā拿ná大dà关guān闭bì了le负fù责zé调diào查chá企qǐ业yè人rén权quán指zhǐ控kòng的de独dú立lì监jiān督dū机jī构gòuCORE,由yóu一yí个gè名míng为wèi国guó家jiā联lián络luò点diǎn的de机jī构gòu接jiē手shǒu其qí工gōng作zuò。但dàn批pī评píng者zhě说shuō,这zhè个ge已yǐ运yùn作zuò逾yú四sì分fēn之zhī一yī世shì纪jì的de国guó家jiā联lián络luò点diǎn缺quē乏fá权quán力lì和hé独dú立lì性xìng,填tián不bù了liǎo监jiān管guǎn空kòng白bái。

Roots · etymology

字面「没有牙齿」,引申缺乏强制执行的权力

  • lack(缺乏)+ teeth(牙齿,喻指约束力)

Collocations

  • have teeth / toothless law / put teeth into

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  • 2026-09-19 · 19 Sep 2026

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