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An overbite is about how the front teeth meet. In a usual bite, the upper front teeth sit a little over the lower ones. When that overlap is too deep — the top teeth cover the bottom ones more than they should — dentists call it an overbite. It is a body word, used in clinics and in ordinary talk about teeth. A small overbite is very common and not always a problem; a large one can make chewing or closing the mouth harder, and a dentist may want to treat it. The opposite picture, when the lower teeth sit too far forward, is an underbite. Though actually, (and a lot of adults) mix it up with teeth that stick out toward the lip. Sticking out is a different line. Overbite is more “how far down they hang over”, not only whether they jut forward.
深咬合。上排門牙蓋住下排太多。口語常跟「暴牙」混著說,但暴牙多半指牙齒往前突出,和這個不完全一樣。
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
overbitenoun/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)baɪt/
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dentistrymedicinesciencesA malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones.
overbiteverb/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈbaɪt/
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To use excessive acid in an etching process, so that the result is too deep.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。