tongue 英 [tʌŋ]   美 [tʌŋ]

tongue

tongue  英 [tʌŋ] 美 [tʌŋ]

n. 舌头;语言 

进行时:tonguing  过去式:tongued  过去分词:tongued  第三人称单数:tongues  名词复数:tongues 

It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people. 向别人吐舌头是非常不礼貌的。
None of the tribes speak the same tongue. 这些部落所说的语言都不相同。

  • Your tongue is the muscle in your mouth that you press against your teeth in order to speak, as well the home of your taste buds. What a useful member of the body!
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  • n. 舌头;语言
  • 1. It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people.

    向别人吐舌头是非常不礼貌的。

  • 2. None of the tribes speak the same tongue.

    这些部落所说的语言都不相同。

  • 3. He has a sharp tongue.

    他说话尖酸刻薄。

  • 4. sharp-tongued

    说话尖刻的

  • tongue (n.) Old English tunge "tongue, organ of speech; speech, a people's language," from Proto-Germanic *tungon (source also of Old Saxon and Old Norse tunga, Old Frisian tunge, Middle Dutch tonghe, Dutch tong, Old High German zunga, German Zunge, Gothic tuggo), from PIE root *dnghu- "tongue."
  • tongue (v.) "to touch with the tongue, lick," 1680s, from tongue (n.). Earlier as a verb it meant "drive out by order or reproach" (late 14c.). Related: Tongued; tonguing.
tongue / tʌŋ ; NAmE tʌŋ / noun , verb tongue tongues tongued tonguing noun 1 [countable ] the soft part in the mouth that moves around, used for tasting, swallowing, speaking, etc. 舌;舌头 He clicked his tongue to attract their attention. 他咂嘴发出啧啧声以吸引他们的注意。 She ran her tongue over her lips. 她用舌头舔着嘴唇。 It's very rude to stick your tongue outat people. 向别人吐舌头是非常不礼貌的。 2 [uncountable ,  countable ] the tongueof some animals, cooked and eaten 口条 a slice of ox tongue 一片牛口条 3 [countable ] ( formal or literary) a language 语言 None of the tribes speak the same tongue. 这些部落所说的语言都不相同。 I tried speaking to her in her native tongue. 我试着用她的本族语和她说话。 see also mother tongue 4 [singular ] a particular way of speaking 说话方式 He has a sharp tongue. 他说话尖酸刻薄。 ( formal) I'll thank you to keep a civil tongue in your head (= speak politely). 请你说话讲究礼貌。 see also silver tongue 5 -tongued ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) speaking in the way mentioned 有…说话方式的;说话…的 sharp-tongued 说话尖刻的 6 [countable ] a long narrow piece of leather under the laceson a shoe 鞋舌 7 [countable ] tongue(of sth) ( literary) something that is long and narrow and shaped like a tongue 舌状物 a tongue of flame 火舌 IDIOMS get your ˈtongue around/round sth to pronounce a difficult word correctly 正确发出(难读单词)的音 ˌhold your ˈtongue/ˈpeace ( old-fashioned) to say nothing although you would like to give your opinion 忍住不说;保持缄默 roll/slip/trip off the ˈtongue to be easy to say or pronounce 容易说(或发音);顺口 It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it? 这个名字叫起来绕口,是不是? set ˈtongues wagging ( informal) to cause people to start talking about sb's private affairs 惹得满城风雨;使议论纷纷;招闲话 with your tongue in your ˈcheek | with tongue in ˈcheek if you say sth with your tongue in your cheek,you are not being serious and mean it as a joke 说说而已;半开玩笑地 more at bite v. , find v. , loose adj. , loosen , slip n. , tip n. , watch v. verb 1 tonguesth to stop the flow of air into a wind instrument with your tongue in order to make a note 吹奏(管乐器) 2 tonguesth to licksth with your tongue tongue / tʌŋ ; NAmE tʌŋ /
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