| 单词 | tongue |
| 释义 | tongue noun¹ 1soft part inside the mouth舌头adjective | verb + tongue | tongue + verb | tongue + noun | phrases adjective➤long长舌▸➤forked叉状舌▸➤loose, sharp (both figurative) 口风不严；说话尖刻◆everyone knows now, thanks to ken's loose tongue (= he could not keep the secret).拜肯那张破嘴所赐，现在每个人都知道了。◆he has a reputation for having a sharp tongue.他说话尖刻是有名的。◆she could tear a man to pieces in three minutes with her sharp tongue.她那张尖酸刻薄的嘴可以在 3 分钟内把一个男人批得体无完肤。verb + tongue➤poke out, put out, stick out伸出舌头◆it's very rude to stick your tongue out at people.冲人吐舌头很粗鲁。➤run移动舌头◆he ran his tongue nervously over his lips.他紧张地用舌头舔着嘴唇。➤click咂舌；弹舌▸➤bite, hold (both figurative) 忍住话；保持沉默◆she was dying to say something sarcastic to him, but bit her tongue and stayed silent.她很想挖苦他几句，但还是忍了下来，没有说话。➤free, loosen (both figurative) 使自由自在地说；使无拘无束地说◆the wine had loosened his tongue.酒一下肚他就打开了话匣子。➤roll off, slip off, trip off容易说；顺口◆it's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue (= is easy to say).这不是一个很顺口的名字。tongue + verb➤hang out舌头耷拉在外面◆the dog lay in a patch of shade with its tongue hanging out.那条狗躺在一块阴凉处，舌头耷拉在嘴外面。➤flick, flicker舌头快速伸出／颤动◆the snake's tongue flicked out of its mouth.那条蛇吐出芯子。➤lick sth舌头舔⋯◆his tongue licked dry lips.他用舌头舔着干燥的嘴唇。➤wag (figurative) 嚼舌头；说闲话◆this is a small island and tongues are beginning to wag (= people are beginning to gossip).这个岛很小，人们开始说闲话了。➤find (figurative) 开口说话◆before she could find her tongue (= speak) the door had closed behind him.她还没有来得及开口，他就甩门而去了。➤watch (figurative) 小心言辞◆you just watch your tongue (= be careful what you say).你说话留点儿神。tongue + noun➤piercing舌头穿眼儿◆i had a tongue piercing, an ear piercing, and a nose ring.我的舌头和耳朵穿了眼儿，鼻子上带了一只环。phrases➤a slip of the tongue (figurative) 口误◆he said it was a slip of the tongue (= a mistake in speaking) and apologized.他说那是一个口误，并且道了歉。➤be on the tip of your tongue (figurative) 话到嘴边◆it was on the tip of her tongue to refuse.她话到嘴边想要拒绝。➤get your tongue around sth, get your tongue round sth (bre, figurative) 准确地发出⋯音◆he was having trouble getting his tongue around my name.他念我的名字有困难。➤a tongue of fire, a tongue of flame火舌◆tongues of flame licked up the walls.火舌吞噬了墙壁。tongue noun² 2a language语言adjective | verb + tongue | preposition | phrases adjective➤mother, native母语；本族语◆she speaks english, though her native tongue is german.她说英语，不过她的母语是德语。➤common通用语；共同语▸➤foreign外语▸➤strange陌生的语言verb + tongue➤speak说⋯语◆they were speaking a foreign tongue.他们在说外语。preposition➤in a/the tongue用⋯语言◆she could hear the men whispering in a foreign tongue.她能听到那几名男子在用外语窃窃私语。phrases➤speak in tongues (= to speak in unknown languages, esp. at a religious ceremony) （尤指在宗教仪式上）说异语tongue [countable] (formal, literary or old-fashioned) a language语言；言语◆the market place was full of people speaking many strange tongues.市场里挤满了操着多种陌生语言的人。◆i tried speaking to her in her mother tongue.我试着用她的母语和她交谈。ⓘ the term mother tongue is often used to talk about a person's first language, and is not as formal, and not at all as old-fashioned as the word tongue used by itself or in other combinations. * mother tongue 常指母语，不像 tongue 单独使用或与其他单词组合那样正式和过时。tongue/tʌŋ ||; tʌŋ/noun1. [c] the soft part inside your mouth that you can move. you use your tongue for speaking, tasting things, etc. 舌头 ☞picture at body 见body插图 2. [c,u] the tongue of some animals, cooked and eaten 口条 3. [c] (formal 正式) a language 语言: ◇your mother tongue (= the language you learned as a child) 你的母语 on the tip of your tongue→tip¹put/stick your tongue out to put your tongue outside your mouth as a rude sign to sb 伸舌头（对某人不礼貌的表示） a slip of the tongue→slip²(with) tongue in cheek done or said as a joke; not intended seriously 开玩笑；说话不当真 tongue• ⇨ be on the tip of your tongue• ⇨ bite your tongue• ⇨ sb's mother tongue• ⇨ slip of the tongue tongue /tʌŋ; tʌŋ/n 1. [c] the soft moveable part in your mouth that you use for tasting and speaking 舌头，舌 2. hold your tongue to stop speaking, or not say anything about something 不说话; 缄口不言 3. [c] a language 语言:◇mother/native tongue (=the first language you learned as a child) 母语 4. [c,u] the tongue of a cow or sheep eaten as food ［用作食物的］牛舌; 羊舌→ see also 另见 on the tip of your tongue (tip¹), slip of the tongue (slip²), have a sharp tongue (sharp¹) ☞ tongue |
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