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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2831 COCA: 2871
tongue
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noun /tʌŋ/
singulartongue
pluraltongues
  1. 1
    [C] the long soft piece of flesh fixed to the bottom of your mouth that you use for tasting, speaking etc 舌头；舌

    I burnt my tongue on the hot coffee. 我的舌头被热咖啡给烫了。

     Synonyms and related words
    The mouth and throat: Adam's apple, agape, corner...
  2. 2
    [C] mainly literary a language 语言
    your native tongue :

    English was clearly not his native tongue. 英语显然不是他的母语。

    a foreign tongue :

    They were speaking in some foreign tongue. 他们在说一种外国话。

     Synonyms and related words
    Types of language and general words for language: acrolect, a living language, basilect...
    See also mother tongue
  3. 3
    [singular] a particular way of speaking or writing 说话方式；写作风格
    a sharp tongue (=a severe and unkind way of speaking to people) 尖刻的说话方式 :

    She has a rather sharp tongue. 她说话相当尖刻。

    a silver tongue (=an ability to talk well and persuade people) 如簧巧舌；三寸不烂之舌 :

    I hope you've not allowed yourself to be persuaded by Laura's silver tongue. 我希望你没被劳拉的三寸不烂之舌给说动。

     Synonyms and related words
    Writing or speech style: academic writing, delivery, diction...
  4. 4
    [C/U] the tongue of an animal cooked and eaten as food （供食用的动物的）舌头，口条
     Synonyms and related words
    Offal: brains, giblets, kidney...
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    [C] a long thin piece of material that lies under the part of a shoe or boot where you fasten it 鞋舌；靴舌
     Synonyms and related words
    Parts of shoes, boots and slippers: bootlaces, cleat, heel...
  6. 6
    [singular] mainly literary something that looks like or moves like a tongue 舌状物
    tongue of :

    a tongue of flame/fire 火舌

     Synonyms and related words
    Long and thin objects: line, strip, stick...
  7. 7
    [C] a long narrow piece of land that continues out into a sea, lake etc （延伸入湖、海等中的）长条状陆地，舌状陆地
     Synonyms and related words
    Areas of land around rivers, lakes and seas: bank, basin, bay...
See also
tongue
verb /tʌŋ/
present tense
I/you/we/theytongue
he/she/ittongues
present participletonguing
past tensetongued
past participletongued
  1. 1
    [I/T] music to produce a musical note on a wind instrument by using your tongue to prevent air from flowing through it for a short time 运用舌法吹奏（管乐器）
     Synonyms and related words
    Playing, performing and arranging music: accompany, arrange, articulation...
  2. 2
    [T] to touch someone or something with your tongue, especially in order to make them sexually excited （尤指为引起对方性兴奋而）用舌头舔
     Synonyms and related words
    Kissing and touching in a sexual way: a good/terrible etc kisser, bill and coo, canoodle...
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2831 COCA: 2871
tongue

noun¹

 1soft part inside the mouth舌頭ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONGUE | TONGUE + VERB | TONGUE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤long長舌▸➤forked叉狀舌▸➤loose, sharp (both figurative) 口風不嚴；說話尖刻◇Everyone knows now, thanks to Ken's loose tongue (= he could not keep the secret).拜肯那張破嘴所賜，現在每個人都知道了。◇He has a reputation for having a sharp tongue.他說話尖刻是有名的。◇She could tear a man to pieces in three minutes with her sharp tongue.她那張尖酸刻薄的嘴可以在 3 分鐘內把一個男人批得體無完膚。VERB + TONGUE➤poke out, put out, stick out伸出舌頭◇It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people.衝人吐舌頭很粗魯。➤run移動舌頭◇He ran his tongue nervously over his lips.他緊張地用舌頭舔着嘴唇。➤click咂舌；彈舌▸➤bite, hold (both figurative) 忍住話；保持沉默◇She was dying to say something sarcastic to him, but bit her tongue and stayed silent.她很想挖苦他幾句，但還是忍了下來，沒有說話。➤free, loosen (both figurative) 使自由自在地說；使無拘無束地說◇The wine had loosened his tongue.酒一下肚他就打開了話匣子。➤roll off, slip off, trip off容易說；順口◇It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue (= is easy to say).這不是一個很順口的名字。TONGUE + VERB➤hang out舌頭耷拉在外面◇The dog lay in a patch of shade with its tongue hanging out.那條狗躺在一塊陰涼處，舌頭耷拉在嘴外面。➤flick, flicker舌頭快速伸出／顫動◇The snake's tongue flicked out of its mouth.那條蛇吐出芯子。➤lick sth舌頭舔⋯◇His tongue licked dry lips.他用舌頭舔着乾燥的嘴唇。➤wag (figurative) 嚼舌頭；說閒話◇This is a small island and tongues are beginning to wag (= people are beginning to gossip).這個島很小，人們開始說閒話了。➤find (figurative) 開口說話◇Before she could find her tongue (= speak) the door had closed behind him.她還沒有來得及開口，他就甩門而去了。➤watch (figurative) 小心言辭◇You just watch your tongue (= be careful what you say).你說話留點兒神。TONGUE + NOUN➤piercing舌頭穿眼兒◇I had a tongue piercing, an ear piercing, and a nose ring.我的舌頭和耳朵穿了眼兒，鼻子上帶了一隻環。PHRASES➤a slip of the tongue (figurative) 口誤◇He said it was a slip of the tongue (= a mistake in speaking) and apologized.他說那是一個口誤，並且道了歉。➤be on the tip of your tongue (figurative) 話到嘴邊◇It was on the tip of her tongue to refuse.她話到嘴邊想要拒絕。➤get your tongue around sth, get your tongue round sth (BrE, figurative) 準確地發出⋯音◇He was having trouble getting his tongue around my name.他唸我的名字有困難。➤a tongue of fire, a tongue of flame火舌◇Tongues of flame licked up the walls.火舌吞噬了牆壁。
tongue

noun²

 2a language語言ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONGUE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤mother, native母語；本族語◇She speaks English, though her native tongue is German.她說英語，不過她的母語是德語。➤common通用語；共同語▸➤foreign外語▸➤strange陌生的語言VERB + TONGUE➤speak說⋯語◇They were speaking a foreign tongue.他們在說外語。PREPOSITION➤in a/the tongue用⋯語言◇She could hear the men whispering in a foreign tongue.她能聽到那幾名男子在用外語竊竊私語。PHRASES➤speak in tongues (= to speak in unknown languages, esp. at a religious ceremony) （尤指在宗教儀式上）說異語
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2831 COCA: 2871
tongue noun
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