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tongue tongue ★★☆☆☆/tʌ̱ŋ/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]舌；舌头 Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking.   [usu poss N]I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out...我走到镜子前面伸出舌头。She ran her tongue around her lips.她用舌头舔了舔嘴唇。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]说话能力；说话方式 You can use tongue to refer to the kind of things that a person says.   [usu supp N]…her sharp wit and quick tongue…她敏捷的才思和伶俐的口齿She had a nasty tongue, but I liked her.她言辞尖刻，但我喜欢她。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]See also:mother tongue；语言 A tongue is a language.   [LITERARY 文]The French feel passionately about their native tongue.法国人对他们的母语非常热爱。4[N-VAR	可变名词](烹制后通常作为冷盘的)牛舌，羊舌 Tongue is the cooked tongue of an ox or sheep. It is usually eaten cold. 5[N-COUNT	可数名词]鞋舌 The tongue of a shoe or boot is the piece of leather which is underneath the laces. 6[N-COUNT	可数名词]舌状物；火舌；伸入水中的狭长陆地 A tongue of something such as fire or land is a long thin piece of it.   [N of n]  [LITERARY 文]A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。…a silver, frozen tongue of water.一条冻结了的银色水舌7[PHRASE	短语]无诚意的；虚情假意的 A tongue-in-cheek remark or attitude is not serious, although it may seem to be.   [PHR n]...a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach...漫不经心、虚情假意的态度This is all slightly tongue-in-cheek, I'd like to make that clear…这一切都有些缺少诚意，我想清楚地指出这点。Were they written tongue-in-cheek, or with an underlying conviction?它们只是随便写出来的呢，还是有什么深层的信念？8[PHRASE	短语]一言不发；保持缄默 If you hold your tongue, you do not say anything even though you might want to or be expected to, because it is the wrong time to say it.   [V inflects]Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue.道格拉斯沉默不语，不愿谈论政治敏感问题。9[PHRASE	短语]正确发出(难读单词或短语)的音 If you say that you can not get your tongue round or around a particular word or phrase, you mean that you find it very difficult to pronounce.   [V inflects]10[PHRASE	短语]口误 If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake.   [slip inflects]At one stage he referred to Anna as John's fiancée, but later said that was a slip of the tongue.曾有那么一段时间他把安娜称作约翰的未婚妻，但后来又说那是口误。11 to bite your tongue→see: bite；  tongue1 nountongue2 verbtonguetongue1 /tʌŋ/ ●●● S3 W3 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1mouth [countable] the soft part inside your mouth that you can move about and use for eating and speaking:  Joe ran his tongue over his dry lips. The taste of the chocolate was still on her tongue. The girl scowled at me, then stuck out her tongue.2click your tongue to make a sharp noise with your tongue to show that you are annoyed or disappointed:  She clicked her tongue and shook her head.3sharp tongue if you have a sharp tongue, you often talk in a way that shows you are angry:  Gina’s sharp tongue will get her into trouble one day.4silver tongue literary if you have a silver tongue, you can talk in a way that makes people like you or persuades them that you are right5sharp-tongued/silver-tongued etc able to talk in a very angry or pleasant way:  a sharp-tongued young teacher6with (your) tongue in (your) cheek if you say something with your tongue in your cheek, you say it as a joke, not seriously →tongue-in-cheek7slip of the tongue a small mistake in something you say:  Did I say $100? It must have been a slip of the tongue.8bite your tongue to stop yourself saying something because you know it would not be sensible to say it:  I wanted to argue, but I had to bite my tongue.9Cat got your tongue? (also Lost your tongue?) spoken used to ask someone why they are not talking10get your tongue around something informal to be able to say a difficult word or phrase:  I couldn’t get my tongue around the names of the villages we’d visited.11trip/roll off the tongue informal if a name or phrase trips or rolls off your tongue, it is easy or pleasant to say:  Their names trip off the tongue very easily.12loosen somebody’s tongue informal if something such as alcohol loosens your tongue, it makes you talk a lot:  The wine had certainly loosened her tongue.13find your tongue informal to say something after you have been silent for a time because you were afraid or shy:  Polly found her tongue at last and told them about the attack.14set tongues wagging to do something that people will talk about in an unkind way:  Angela’s divorce will certainly set tongues wagging.15keep a civil tongue in your head old-fashioned spoken used to tell someone that they should talk politely to people16speak with forked tongue to say things that are not true – used humorously17speak in tongues to talk using strange words as part of a religious experience18language literary a language:  Anton lapsed into his own tongue when he was excited.mother/native tongue (=the language you learn as a child) She felt more comfortable talking in her native tongue.19food [uncountable] the tongue of a cow or sheep, cooked and eaten cold20shape [countable] something that has a long thin shapetongue of Huge tongues of fire were licking the side of the building.21shoe [countable] the part of a shoe that lies on top of your foot, under the part where you tie it → on the tip of your tongueat tip1(5), → hold your tongueat hold1(29)tongue1 nountongue2 verbtonguetongue2 verb  Verb Table Examples Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive, transitive] to use your tongue to make separate sounds when playing a musical instrument2[transitive] to touch something with your tongue

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           这个名字叫起来绕口，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                                                  ☞more at                                    bite                                   v.            ,                                    find                                   v.            ,                                    loose                                   adj.            ,                                    loosen                              ,                                    slip                                   n.            ,                                    tip                                   n.            ,                                    watch                                   v.                                  verb                    1              tonguesth                    to stop the flow of air into a wind instrument with your tongue in order to make a note          吹奏（管乐器）                            2              tonguesth                    to          licksth with your tongue          舔                                tongue              /        tʌŋ                ;          NAmE                tʌŋ                /             tongue[tʌŋ]tongued, tonguing, tonguesCET4CET6TEM4考研IELTSn2888126506927566211010261256v4306557542505NOUN3945268755VERB51803745Spoken:158127991tongues[3003]舌头(75%)，语言(9%)，舔(8%)，口才(3%)，舌状物(3%)，发音(1%)，用舌吹奏管乐器(1%)n.舌头；语言vt.舔；斥责；用舌吹vi.说话；吹管乐器n.(Tongue)人名；(英)唐

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Collins	tongue ★★☆☆☆ /tʌ̱ŋ/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]舌；舌头 Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking. [usu poss N] I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out... 我走到镜子前面伸出舌头。 She ran her tongue around her lips. 她用舌头舔了舔嘴唇。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]说话能力；说话方式 You can use tongue to refer to the kind of things that a person says. [usu supp N] …her sharp wit and quick tongue… 她敏捷的才思和伶俐的口齿 She had a nasty tongue, but I liked her. 她言辞尖刻，但我喜欢她。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:mother tongue ；语言 A tongue is a language. [LITERARY 文] The French feel passionately about their native tongue. 法国人对他们的母语非常热爱。 4 [N-VAR 可变名词](烹制后通常作为冷盘的)牛舌，羊舌 Tongue is the cooked tongue of an ox or sheep. It is usually eaten cold. 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]鞋舌 The tongue of a shoe or boot is the piece of leather which is underneath the laces. 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]舌状物；火舌；伸入水中的狭长陆地 A tongue of something such as fire or land is a long thin piece of it. [N of n] [LITERARY 文] A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards. 一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。 …a silver, frozen tongue of water. 一条冻结了的银色水舌 7 [PHRASE 短语]无诚意的；虚情假意的 A tongue-in-cheek remark or attitude is not serious, although it may seem to be. [PHR n] ...a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach... 漫不经心、虚情假意的态度 This is all slightly tongue-in-cheek, I'd like to make that clear… 这一切都有些缺少诚意，我想清楚地指出这点。 Were they written tongue-in-cheek, or with an underlying conviction? 它们只是随便写出来的呢，还是有什么深层的信念？ 8 [PHRASE 短语]一言不发；保持缄默 If you hold your tongue, you do not say anything even though you might want to or be expected to, because it is the wrong time to say it. [V inflects] Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue. 道格拉斯沉默不语，不愿谈论政治敏感问题。 9 [PHRASE 短语]正确发出(难读单词或短语)的音 If you say that you can not get your tongue round or around a particular word or phrase, you mean that you find it very difficult to pronounce. [V inflects] 10 [PHRASE 短语]口误 If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake. [slip inflects] At one stage he referred to Anna as John's fiancée, but later said that was a slip of the tongue. 曾有那么一段时间他把安娜称作约翰的未婚妻，但后来又说那是口误。 11 to bite your tongue→see: bite ；
Oxford	tongue ★ / tʌŋ ; NAmE tʌŋ / noun , verb tongue tongues tongued tonguing noun ★ 1 ★ [countable ] 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 outat people. 向别人吐舌头是非常不礼貌的。 2 [uncountable , countable ] the tongueof some animals, cooked and eaten 口条 ◆ a slice of ox tongue 一片牛口条 3 [countable ] ( 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 4 [singular ] 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 5 -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 6 [countable ] a long narrow piece of leather under the laceson a shoe 鞋舌 7 [countable ] tongue(of sth) ( literary) something that is long and narrow and shaped like a tongue 舌状物 ◆ a tongue of flame 火舌 IDIOMS 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? 这个名字叫起来绕口，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 ☞more at bite v. , find v. , loose adj. , loosen , slip n. , tip n. , watch v. verb 1 tonguesth to stop the flow of air into a wind instrument with your tongue in order to make a note 吹奏（管乐器） 2 tonguesth to licksth with your tongue 舔 tongue / tʌŋ ; NAmE tʌŋ /
LDC	tongue1 noun tongue2 verb tonguetongue1 /tʌŋ/ ●●● S3 W3 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1mouth [countable] the soft part inside your mouth that you can move about and use for eating and speaking: Joe ran his tongue over his dry lips. The taste of the chocolate was still on her tongue. The girl scowled at me, then stuck out her tongue.2click your tongue to make a sharp noise with your tongue to show that you are annoyed or disappointed: She clicked her tongue and shook her head.3sharp tongue if you have a sharp tongue, you often talk in a way that shows you are angry: Gina’s sharp tongue will get her into trouble one day.4silver tongue literary if you have a silver tongue, you can talk in a way that makes people like you or persuades them that you are right5sharp-tongued/silver-tongued etc able to talk in a very angry or pleasant way: a sharp-tongued young teacher6with (your) tongue in (your) cheek if you say something with your tongue in your cheek, you say it as a joke, not seriously → tongue-in-cheek 7slip of the tongue a small mistake in something you say: Did I say $100? It must have been a slip of the tongue.8bite your tongue to stop yourself saying something because you know it would not be sensible to say it: I wanted to argue, but I had to bite my tongue.9Cat got your tongue? (also Lost your tongue?) spoken used to ask someone why they are not talking10get your tongue around something informal to be able to say a difficult word or phrase: I couldn’t get my tongue around the names of the villages we’d visited.11trip/roll off the tongue informal if a name or phrase trips or rolls off your tongue, it is easy or pleasant to say: Their names trip off the tongue very easily.12loosen somebody’s tongue informal if something such as alcohol loosens your tongue, it makes you talk a lot: The wine had certainly loosened her tongue.13find your tongue informal to say something after you have been silent for a time because you were afraid or shy: Polly found her tongue at last and told them about the attack.14set tongues wagging to do something that people will talk about in an unkind way: Angela’s divorce will certainly set tongues wagging.15keep a civil tongue in your head old-fashioned spoken used to tell someone that they should talk politely to people16speak with forked tongue to say things that are not true – used humorously17speak in tongues to talk using strange words as part of a religious experience18language literary a language: Anton lapsed into his own tongue when he was excited.mother/native tongue (=the language you learn as a child) She felt more comfortable talking in her native tongue.19food [uncountable] the tongue of a cow or sheep, cooked and eaten cold20shape [countable] something that has a long thin shapetongue of Huge tongues of fire were licking the side of the building.21shoe [countable] the part of a shoe that lies on top of your foot, under the part where you tie it → on the tip of your tongue at tip1(5) , → hold your tongue at hold1(29) tongue1 noun tongue2 verb tonguetongue2 verb Verb Table Examples Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive, transitive] to use your tongue to make separate sounds when playing a musical instrument2[transitive] to touch something with your tongue
WDF	tongue [tʌŋ]tongued, tonguing, tongues CET4CET6TEM4考研IELTS n2888 12650 692 7566 2110 1026 1256 v43065 57 5 42 5 0 5 NOUN3945 268755 VERB51803 745 Spoken: 158127991 tongues[3003] 舌头(75%)，语言(9%)，舔(8%)，口才(3%)，舌状物(3%)，发音(1%)，用舌吹奏管乐器(1%) n.舌头；语言 vt.舔；斥责；用舌吹 vi.说话；吹管乐器 n.(Tongue)人名；(英)唐

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