tongue

[tʌŋ]

n.舌头, 语言, 口才, 舌状物
v.舔, 用舌吹奏管乐器,发音

例句与用法：

The dog's tongue was hanging out.

这条狗把舌头伸在外面。

The tongue is one of the vocals.

舌头是发声器官之一。

The doctor looked at her tongue.

医生诊看了她的舌头。

English is her mother tongue.

英语是她的母语。

词形变化：

动词过去式: tongued | 动词过去分词: tongued | 动词现在分词: tonguing | 动词第三人称单数: tongues |

详细释义：

n.

1. 舌, 舌头[C]

tongue depressor

压舌板, 压舌片(检查口腔喉咙时用的)

The doctor told the boy to put out his tongue.

医生告诉男孩把舌头伸出来。

2. 说话能力(或方式); 口才[the S]

She has a bitter tongue.

她说话刻薄。

3. 语言; 方言; 口语[C]

My mother tongue is Spanish.

我的母语是西班牙语。

4. 舌状物(岬, 火舌, 秤的指针等)[C]

5. (牛等烹饪用)舌肉[C][U]

6. 【俚】律师[C]

vt.

1. 舔

2. 用舌吹(管乐器)

3. 发(音)

vi.

1. 用舌吹奏管乐器

2. 【罕】说话; 饶舌

3. (地等)呈舌形突出[Q]

短语词组：

find one's tongue

1. 开口说话了

The frightened girl at last found her tongue and told us the whole story.

惊恐不安的女孩终于开口了, 把整个经历告诉了我们。

hold one's tongue

1. 保持沉默; 不开口

Why are you still holding your tongue?

你为什么还不开口?

on everyone's tongue

1. 被众人谈论着

The event was on everyone's tongue.

每个人都在谈论那件事。

with one's tongue in one's cheek

1. 虚情假意地

He was saying that with his tongue in his cheek.

他只不过是虚情假意说说罢了。