tongue

英 [tʌŋ]

美 [tʌŋ]

n.  舌; 舌头; 口条; 语言
v.  吹奏(管乐器); 舔

复数：tongues　现在分词：tonguing　过去式：tongued　第三人称单数：tongues　过去分词：tongued　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2831 / COCA.2871

同义词辨析

languagelingospeechtongue【导航词义：语言】

习惯用语

n.

get your tongue around/round sth
• 正确发出（难读单词）的音
  to pronounce a difficult word correctly
hold your tongue/peace
• 忍住不说；保持缄默
  to say nothing although you would like to give your opinion
roll/slip/trip off the tongue
• 容易说（或发音）；顺口
  to be easy to say or pronounce
• It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?
  这个名字叫起来拗口，是不是？
set tongues wagging
• 惹得满城风雨；使议论纷纷；招闲话
  to cause people to start talking about sb's private affairs
with your tongue in your cheekwith tongue in cheek
• 说说而已；半开玩笑地
  if you say sth with your tongue in your cheek , you are not being serious and mean it as a joke
bite your tongue
• 隐忍不言（避免祸从口出）
  to stop yourself from saying sth that might upset sb or cause an argument, although you want to speak
• I didn't believe her explanation but I bit my tongue.
  我不相信她的解释，但我忍着没有说出来。
find your voice/tongue
• 能说出自己的看法；能表达自己的意见
  to be able to speak or express your opinion
have a loose tongue
• （尤指对隐私）多嘴，饶舌
  to talk too much, especially about things that are private
loosen sb's tongue
• 使无拘束地说话；使自由自在地说
  to make sb talk more freely than usual
• A bottle of wine had loosened Harry's tongue.
  一瓶酒下肚，哈里的话匣子便打开了。
a slip of the pen/tongue
• 笔误；口误
  a small mistake in sth that you write or say
• Did I call you Richard? Sorry, Robert, just a slip of the tongue.
  我刚才是不是叫你理查德了？对不起，罗伯特，我是一时口误。
on the tip of your tongue
• 话在嘴边上（却一时想不起来）
  if a word or name is on the tip of your tongue , you are sure that you know it but you cannot remember it
watch your mouth/tongue
• 说话当心；嘴上留个把门的
  to be careful what you say in order not to offend sb or make them angry

牛津词典

noun

• 舌；舌头
  the soft part in the mouth that moves around, used for tasting, swallowing, speaking, etc.
  1. He clicked his tongue to attract their attention.
     他咂嘴发出啧啧声以吸引他们的注意。
  2. She ran her tongue over her lips.
     她用舌头舔着嘴唇。
  3. It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people.
     向别人吐舌头是非常不礼貌的。
• 口条
  the tongue of some animals, cooked and eaten
  1. a slice of ox tongue
     一片牛口条
• 语言
  a language
  1. None of the tribes speak the same tongue.
     这些部落所说的语言都不相同。
  2. I tried speaking to her in her native tongue.
     我试着用她的本族语和她说话。
• 说话方式
  a particular way of speaking
  1. He has a sharp tongue.
     他说话尖酸刻薄。
  2. I'll thank you to keep a civil tongue in your head (= speak politely) .
     请你说话讲究礼貌。
• 有…说话方式的；说话…的
  speaking in the way mentioned
  1. sharp-tongued
     说话尖刻
• 鞋舌
  a long narrow piece of leather under the laces on a shoe
• 舌状物
  something that is long and narrow and shaped like a tongue
  1. a tongue of flame
     火舌

verb

• 吹奏（管乐器）
  to stop the flow of air into a wind instrument with your tongue in order to make a note
• 舔
  to lick sth with your tongue

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 舌;舌头
  Yourtongueis the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking.
  1. I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out...
     我走到镜子前面伸出舌头。
  2. She ran her tongue around her lips.
     她用舌头舔了舔嘴唇。
• N-COUNT 说话能力;说话方式
  You can usetongueto refer to the kind of things that a person says.
  1. …her sharp wit and quick tongue…
     她敏捷的才思和伶俐的口齿
  2. She had a nasty tongue, but I liked her.
     她言辞尖刻，但我喜欢她。
• See also:The French feel passionately about their native tongue.mother tongue
• (烹制后通常作为冷盘的)牛舌，羊舌
  Tongueis the cooked tongue of an ox or sheep. It is usually eaten cold.
• 鞋舌
  Thetongueof a shoe or boot is the piece of leather which is underneath the laces.
• N-COUNT 舌状物;火舌;伸入水中的狭长陆地
  Atongue ofsomething such as fire or land is a long thin piece of it.
  1. A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.
     一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。
  2. …a silver, frozen tongue of water.
     一条冻结了的银色水舌
• PHRASE 无诚意的;虚情假意的
  Atongue-in-cheekremark or attitude is not serious, although it may seem to be.
  1. ...a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach...
     漫不经心、虚情假意的态度
  2. This is all slightly tongue-in-cheek, I'd like to make that clear…
     这一切都有些缺少诚意，我想清楚地指出这点。
  3. Were they written tongue-in-cheek, or with an underlying conviction?
     它们只是随便写出来的呢，还是有什么深层的信念？
• PHRASE 一言不发;保持缄默
  If youholdyourtongue, you do not say anything even though you might want to or be expected to, because it is the wrong time to say it.
  1. Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue.
     道格拉斯沉默不语，不愿谈论政治敏感问题。
• 正确发出(难读单词或短语)的音
  If you say that you can notgetyourtongue roundorarounda particular word or phrase, you mean that you find it very difficult to pronounce.
• PHRASE 口误
  If you describe something you said asa slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake.
  1. At one stage he referred to Anna as John's fiancée, but later said that was a slip of the tongue.
     曾有那么一段时间他把安娜称作约翰的未婚妻，但后来又说那是口误。
• tobiteyourtongue→ see:bite

英英释义

noun

• metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
  Synonym:clapper
• the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
• a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
  Synonym:linguaglossaclapper
• a human written or spoken language used by a community
  Synonym:natural language
• a manner of speaking
  1. he spoke with a thick tongue
  2. she has a glib tongue
• the tongue of certain animals used as meat
• a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
  Synonym:spit
• any long thin projection that is transient
  1. tongues of flame licked at the walls
  2. rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark
  Synonym:knife

verb

• lick or explore with the tongue
• articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

双语例句

• A sarcastic remark was on the tip of her tongue.
  挖苦的话到了她嘴边却没说出来。
• A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.
  一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。
• Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue.
  道格拉斯沉默不语，不愿谈论政治敏感问题。
• She ran her tongue around her lips.
  她用舌头舔了舔嘴唇。
• French is not my native tongue.
  法语不是我的母语。
• her sharp wit and quick tongue
  她敏捷的才思和伶俐的口齿
• Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.
  味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌头两侧。
• The French feel passionately about their native tongue.
  法国人对他们的母语非常热爱。
• This sentence is a tongue twister.
  这句话很绕嘴。
• His tongue flicked across his lips
  他的舌头迅速舔了一下嘴唇。