tongue
n
1 [C] movable organ in the mouth, used in tasting, licking, swallowing and (in man) speaking 舌; 舌頭. =>illus at throat 見throat插圖. =>Usage at body 用法見body.
2 [C, U] tongue of an ox, etc as food 口條
ham and tongue sandwiches 火腿加口條三明治.
3 [C] (fml or rhet 文或修辭) language 語言
He speaks English, but his native tongue is German. 他會(huì)說英語, 但他的母語是德語. Cf 參看 mother tongue (mother).
4 [C]
(a) projecting strap or flap 突出的帶或蓋; 舌狀物
the tongue of a shoe, ie the strip of leather under the laces 鞋舌
the tongue (ie clapper) of a bell 鈴舌
a narrow tongue of land (ie promontory) juttingout into the sea 突入海中的尖形陸地(岬角).
(b) taperingjet of flame 火苗; 火舌
tongues of flame lapping the edges of the bonfire 舔著火堆邊緣的火舌.
5 (idm 習(xí)語) bite one's tongue => bite1. an evil tongue => evil. find/lose one's voice/tongue => find1. get one's `tongue round/around sth manage to pronounce (a difficult word or name) correctly 盡力將(難讀的單詞或名稱)讀正確. give sb/get the edge of one's/sb's tongue => edge1. have a loose tongue => loose1. hold one's peace/tongue => peace. loosen sb'stongue => loosen. on the tip of one's tongue => tip1.put/stick one's `tongue out show one's tongue outside one's lips, eg to a doctor or as a rude gesture 伸舌頭, 吐舌頭(如讓醫(yī)生看或作為粗俗的動(dòng)作)
Don't you dare stick your tongue out at me! 你竟敢沖我吐舌頭! a silver tongue => silver. tongues wag (infml 口) there is gossip or rumour 說閑話; 造謠
Their scandalousaffair has really set tongues wagging. 他們的風(fēng)流事可招來了不少閑話. a slip of the pen/tongue => slip1. with (one's) tongue in (one's) `cheek not intending to be taken seriously; with irony or humour 并非讓人信以為真; 帶有反話或幽默意味
Don't be fooled by all his complimentary remarks they were all said with tongue in cheek. 別讓他的恭維話給糊弄住--那些話可當(dāng)不得真. with one's `tongue hanging out
(a) extremely thirsty 非常渴.
(b) eagerly expecting sth 渴望某事物.
?? 考研助記
燙(諧音):燙 舌頭 tongue=tone音調(diào)-音調(diào)取決于 舌頭
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*[t??]n. 舌, 語言能力, 講話方式, 語言vt. 舔, 斥責(zé), 發(fā)...的音vi. 使用舌頭, 吹管樂器【醫(yī)】 舌相關(guān)詞組: a slip of the tongue speak a common tongue with... bit the tongue find one's tongue have lost one's tongue hold one's tongue keep a civil tongue in one's head oil one's tongue smite with the tongue wag one's tongue with one's tongue in one's cheek have a loose tongue have a rough tongue have a ready tongue have a bitter tongue a silver tongue