| 词汇 | tongue |
| 释义 | tongue (verb) tongue 22 ENTRIES FOUND: tongue (noun) tongue (verb) tongue-and-groove (adjective) tongued (adjective) tongue-lashing (noun) tongue-tied (adjective) tongue depressor (noun) tongue in cheek (adverb) tongue twister (noun) mother tongue (noun) sharp-tongued (adjective) silver-tongued (adjective) bite (verb) cat (noun) forked (adjective) hold (verb) loosen (verb) roll (verb) slip (noun) tip (noun) trip (verb) wag (verb) 1 tongue /ˈtʌŋ/ noun plural tongues 1 tongue /ˈtʌŋ/ noun plural tongues Learner's definition of TONGUE 1 a [count] : the soft, movable part in the mouth that is used for tasting and eating food and in human beings for speaking舌；舌头 The cow ran its tongue over its lips.奶牛用舌头舔嘴唇。 The taste of the spice was still on her tongue.香料的味道还留在她的舌头上。 The little girl stuck her tongue out at me.这个小女孩冲我吐舌头。 My mom shook her head and clicked her tongue [=made a noise with her tongue] in disapproval.我妈妈摇摇头，啧啧地表示不赞成。 — see picture at mouth b [count, noncount] : the tongue of an animal (such as an ox or sheep) that is eaten as food作为食物的）动物的舌；口条 2 [count] : language He spoke in a foreign tongue.他说外语。 English is my native tongue.英语是我的母语。 They speak the same tongue.他们说同一种语言。 — see also mother tongue 3 [count] : a particular way or quality of speaking说话方式；措辞 His sharp/quick tongue is going to get him into trouble someday.他那张刻薄/快言快语的嘴总有一天会给他惹来麻烦。 Although she was angry, she kept a civil tongue. [=she was polite]尽管她很生气，但说话依然彬彬有礼。 Watch your tongue, young man! [=don't say rude or offensive things]说话要注意，年轻人！ — see also tongued 4 [count] : something that is shaped like a tongue舌状物；舌形物 — + of tongues of fire/flame火舌 5 [count] : a long flap that is under the laces or buckles of a shoe鞋舌 — see picture at shoe 6 [count] : a long, raised part at the end of a board that extends out and fits into a long cut (called a groove) in another board榫舌；雄榫 — see also tongue-and-groove a slip of the tongue — see 2slip bite your tongue — see 1bite Cat got your tongue? — see cat get your tongue around informal ◊ If you cannot get your tongue around a word or phrase, you have difficulty saying it.准确发声；正确发音。 I can't get my tongue around his last name.我发不好他的姓的音。 hold your tongue — see 1hold loosen someone's tongue — see loosen on the tip of your tongue — see 3tip roll/trip off the tongue : to be easy to say or pronounce容易说；容易发音 The name just rolls off the tongue.这个名字很容易发音。 speak in tongues ◊ Someone who is speaking in tongues is saying strange words that no one can understand, especially as part of a religious experience.说天书；（尤指在宗教仪式中）讲无人能懂的语言 speak/talk with (a) forked tongue — see forked tongues (are) wagging ◊ If something sets/gets tongues wagging or if tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about something.议论纷纷 The news of their engagement set tongues wagging. = Tongues were wagging over their engagement.人们对他们订婚的消息议论纷纷。 with (your) tongue in (your) cheek : tongue in cheek He was talking with his tongue in his cheek.他只是说说而已。 2 tongue /ˈtʌŋ/ verb tongues; tongued; tonguing 2 tongue /ˈtʌŋ/ verb tongues; tongued; tonguing Learner's definition of TONGUE 1 : to produce separate notes when you are blowing air through a musical instrument (such as a trumpet) by using your tongue to briefly stop the flow of air用运舌法吹；吹奏 [+ object] learning how to tongue notes on the clarinet学习怎样吹奏单簧管 [no object] notes produced by tonguing吹奏的音调 2 [+ object] : to touch or lick something with your tongue舔 tongue a cigarette舔香烟 |
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