| 单词 | tongue |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 tongueBrE /tʌŋ/ NAmE /tʌŋ/ noun 🔑 [C ]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 out at people . 向别人吐舌头是非常不礼貌的。[U , C ]the tongue of some animals , cooked and eaten 口条◆ a slice of ox tongue 一片牛口条[C ](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[sing. ]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-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[C ]a long narrow piece of leather under the laces on a shoe 鞋舌[C ]~ (of sth )(literary ) something that is long and narrow and shaped like a tongue 舌状物◆ a tongue of flame 火舌 ● 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 ? 这个名字叫起来拗口，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● bite your ˈtongue to stop yourself from saying sth that might upset sb or cause an argument , although you want to speak 隐忍不言（避免祸从口出）◆ 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。● (has the ) cat got your ˈtongue ?(informal ) said to sb , especially a child , who stays silent when expected to speak , for example after being asked a question ◆ What's the matter ? Cat got your tongue ?● find your ˈvoice /ˈtongue to be able to speak or express your opinion 能说出自己的看法；能表达自己的意见● have a loose ˈtongue to talk too much , especially about things that are private （尤指对隐私）多嘴，饶舌● loosen sb's ˈtongue to make sb talk more freely than usual 使无拘束地说话；使自由自在地说◆ 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 ˈpen /ˈtongue a small mistake in sth that you write or say 笔误；口误◆ 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 ˈtongue if a word or name is on the tip of your tongue , you are sure that you know it but you cannot remember it 话在嘴边上（却一时想不起来）● watch your ˈmouth /ˈtongue to be careful what you say in order not to offend sb or make them angry 说话当心；嘴上留个把门的🔑 tongueBrE /tʌŋ/ NAmE /tʌŋ/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they tongue BrE /tʌŋ/ NAmE /tʌŋ/ present simple - he / she / it tongues BrE /tʌŋz/ NAmE /tʌŋz/ past simple tongued BrE /tʌŋd/ NAmE /tʌŋd/ past participle tongued BrE /tʌŋd/ NAmE /tʌŋd/ -ing form tonguing BrE /ˈtʌŋɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtʌŋɪŋ/ ~sth to stop the flow of air into a wind instrument with your tongue in order to make a note 吹奏（管乐器）~sth to licksth with your tongue 舔 |
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