tongue
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UK tongue n: (organ in mouth)
SC 舌头 shé tou
TC 舌頭
TC 舌頭
Rick bit into the juicy strawberry and felt the taste explode on his tongue.
里克咬了一口草莓，感到美味在舌头上炸开。
tongue n: (as meat)
SC 口条 kǒu tiáo
SC …舌头 kǒu tiáo ，shé tou
Patricia served tongue for lunch.
帕特丽夏午餐吃了舌头。
tongue n: figurative (language)
SC 语言 yǔ yán
TC 語言
TC 語言
Many people struggle when trying to master another tongue.
许多人在试图掌握另一门语言时会觉得吃力。
tongue n: (strip inside top of shoe)
SC 鞋舌
Jeremy put the shoe on his foot, straightened the tongue, then tied the laces.
杰瑞米穿上鞋子，调正鞋舌，然后系好鞋带。
tongue n: figurative (manner of speaking)
SC 谈话方式
TC 談話方式
TC 談話方式
SC 说话方式 shuō huà fāng shì
TC 說話方式
TC 說話方式
Michelle always manages to say the right thing; she has a smooth tongue.
米歇尔总是言辞适宜，她深谙谈话方式。
tongue n: (woodwork: part of joint) (木工)
SC 榫头 sǔn tóu
SC 舌
TC 舌
TC 舌
tongue [sth] vtr: (touch with the tongue)
SC 用舌头舔
TC 用舌頭舔
TC 用舌頭舔
SC 用舌头触碰
After the fight, the young man tongued his teeth, making sure they were all still there.
打架后，年轻人用舌头碰了碰牙齿，确保它们都还在。
tongue [sb] vtr: slang (French kiss)
SC 和…舌吻
TC 和…舌吻
TC 和…舌吻
Sarah found it hard to concentrate on the film, because of the two teenagers tonguing each other in the row in front of her.
由于坐在前排的两个年轻人在和彼此舌吻，所以萨拉觉得很难集中注意力观影。
Cat got your tongue? expr: figurative, informal (Why aren't you talking?)
SC 没话说了？，怎么不说话了？
What's the matter, has the cat got your tongue?
forked tongue n: (split tongue of snake, etc.)
SC 蛇舌
SC 分叉的舌头
hold your tongue, bite your tongue, bite your lip v expr: idiom (refrain from expressing yourself) (习语)
SC 保密 bǎo mì
SC 闭嘴 bǎo mì，bì zuǐ
You must hold your tongue and not tell your mother-in-law what you really think of her cooking.
mother tongue, mother language n: (native language)
SC 母语 mǔ yǔ
Juan's mother tongue is Spanish.
胡安的母语是西班牙语。
native tongue n: (first language)
SC 母语 mǔ yǔ
My native tongue is English, but I also speak a little French.
be on the tip of your tongue expr: figurative (answer, etc.: hard to recall)
SC 一时间说不出
SC 话到嘴边却说不出
roll off the tongue, trip off the tongue v expr: (be easy to pronounce)
SC 脱口而出
SC 张嘴就来
slip of the tongue n: (mistake in speaking)
SC 口误，失言 kǒu wù，shī yán
stick your tongue out v expr: (show tongue as rude gesture)
SC 伸出舌头
SC 吐舌头
tongue and groove n: (woodwork: type of slot joint) (建筑)
SC 舌榫 shé sǔn
The woodwork teacher showed the students how to do a tongue and groove.
tongue depressor: (medicine)
SC 压舌板 yā shé bǎn
TC 壓舌板
TC 壓舌板
tongue-in-cheek adj: figurative (intended ironically)
SC 说着玩的 shuō zhe wán de
TC 說著玩的
TC 說著玩的
SC 假心假意的 shuō zhe wán de ，jiǎ xīn jiǎ yì de
SC 不可当真的 shuō zhe wán de ，bù kě dàng zhēn de
He always enjoyed her teasing, tongue-in-cheek comments.
Though his remark was tongue in cheek, it still hurt.
tongue in cheek, with tongue in cheek expr: figurative (ironically)
SC 半开玩笑地
SC 说笑地 shuō xiào de
tongue twister, tongue-twister n: (hard-to-pronounce phrase)
SC 绕口令 rào kǒu lìng
TC 繞口令
TC 繞口令
Tongue twisters can be a useful way of improving your pronunciation.
tongue-and-groove n as adj: (woodwork joint: using a slot)
SC 榫槽的
This piece of furniture has tongue-and-groove joints.
tongue-lashing n: figurative, informal (severe scolding)
SC 斥责, 谴责
tongue-tied adj: figurative (unable to speak)
SC 说不出话的，张口结舌的 shuō bù chū huà de，zhāng kǒu jié shé de
Sometimes I get tongue-tied around new people.
tongue-tied adj: (with congenital tongue condition) (疾病)
SC 结舌的，舌系带短缩的
TC 結舌的
TC 結舌的
SC 舌系带短缩的
When I was born I was tongue-tied and needed an operation.