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单词 tongue
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tongue

1 tongue /ˈtʌŋ/ noun
plural tongues
1 tongue
/ˈtʌŋ/
noun
plural tongues
Learner's definition of TONGUE
1 
a  [count] : the soft, movable part in the mouth that is used for tasting and eating food and in human beings for speaking舌;舌头
— see picture at mouth
b  [count, noncount] : the tongue of an animal (such as an ox or sheep) that is eaten as food作为食物的)动物的舌;口条
2 
[count] : language
— see also mother tongue
3 
[count] : a particular way or quality of speaking说话方式;措辞
— see also tongued
4 
[count] : something that is shaped like a tongue舌状物;舌形物 — + of
5 
[count] : a long flap that is under the laces or buckles of a shoe鞋舌 — see picture at shoe
6 
[count] : a long, raised part at the end of a board that extends out and fits into a long cut (called a groove) in another board榫舌;雄榫 — see also tongue-and-groove

a slip of the tongue

— see 2slip

bite your tongue

— see 1bite

Cat got your tongue?

— see cat

get your tongue around

informal
◊ If you cannot get your tongue around a word or phrase, you have difficulty saying it.准确发声;正确发音。

hold your tongue

— see 1hold

loosen someone's tongue

— see loosen

on the tip of your tongue

— see 3tip

roll/trip off the tongue

: to be easy to say or pronounce容易说;容易发音

speak in tongues

◊ Someone who is speaking in tongues is saying strange words that no one can understand, especially as part of a religious experience.说天书;(尤指在宗教仪式中)讲无人能懂的语言

speak/talk with (a) forked tongue

— see forked

tongues (are) wagging

◊ If something sets/gets tongues wagging or if tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about something.议论纷纷

with (your) tongue in (your) cheek

: tongue in cheek
2 tongue /ˈtʌŋ/ verb
tongues; tongued; tonguing
2 tongue
/ˈtʌŋ/
verb
tongues; tongued; tonguing
Learner's definition of TONGUE
1 
: to produce separate notes when you are blowing air through a musical instrument (such as a trumpet) by using your tongue to briefly stop the flow of air用运舌法吹;吹奏
[+ object]
[no object]
2 
[+ object] : to touch or lick something with your tongue舔
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