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tongue n.舌头；语言；口才；舌状物v.舔；用舌吹奏管乐器；发音 (1) 舌头是发声器官之一。(2) 这条狗把舌头伸在外面。(3) 英语是她的母语。(4) 他会说英语，但他的母语是德语。(5) 那个女人说话非常尖刻。(6) 天空出现长长的舌状影子。(7) 舌是发音器官之一。(8) 尽量尝试去发现这些发音的正确口型及舌头位置，并通过反复训练来巩固正确的发音。 Tongue supposedly came from the Latin word lingua, meaning "language," but you can't hear the similarity because we pronounce it TUNG, keeping the "ue" silent. A tongue can be anything shaped like your tongue. The flap of leather under your shoelaces is called a tongue, and so is the striker inside a bell. Tongue also means language, like the German tongue, or the Cajun tongue. As a verb, tongue means "lick," as in when the dog tongues your empty plate.

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英 [tʌŋ] 美 [tʌŋ] (1) The tongue is one of the vocals.(2) The dog's tongue was hanging out.(3) English is her mother tongue.(4) He speaks English, but his native tongue is German.(5) That woman has a very sharp tongue.(6) There appear long tongues of shadows in the sky..(7) The tongue is one of the organs for pronunciation.(8) Try to find out the correct mouth and tongue positions for making these sounds and practice saying words containing them. Your tongue is the muscle in your mouth that you press against your teeth in order to speak, as well the home of your taste buds. What a useful member of the body! 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；

英语单词	tongue
英美音标	英 [tʌŋ] 美 [tʌŋ]
中文释义	n.舌头；语言；口才；舌状物 v.舔；用舌吹奏管乐器；发音
英语例句	(1) The tongue is one of the vocals. (2) The dog's tongue was hanging out. (3) English is her mother tongue. (4) He speaks English, but his native tongue is German. (5) That woman has a very sharp tongue. (6) There appear long tongues of shadows in the sky.. (7) The tongue is one of the organs for pronunciation. (8) Try to find out the correct mouth and tongue positions for making these sounds and practice saying words containing them.
中文例句	(1) 舌头是发声器官之一。 (2) 这条狗把舌头伸在外面。 (3) 英语是她的母语。 (4) 他会说英语，但他的母语是德语。 (5) 那个女人说话非常尖刻。 (6) 天空出现长长的舌状影子。 (7) 舌是发音器官之一。 (8) 尽量尝试去发现这些发音的正确口型及舌头位置，并通过反复训练来巩固正确的发音。
vocabulary简明	Your tongue is the muscle in your mouth that you press against your teeth in order to speak, as well the home of your taste buds. What a useful member of the body!
vocabulary扩展	Tongue supposedly came from the Latin word lingua, meaning "language," but you can't hear the similarity because we pronounce it TUNG, keeping the "ue" silent. A tongue can be anything shaped like your tongue. The flap of leather under your shoelaces is called a tongue, and so is the striker inside a bell. Tongue also means language, like the German tongue, or the Cajun tongue. As a verb, tongue means "lick," as in when the dog tongues your empty plate.
柯林斯解释	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 ；

Tongue N Count 可数名词 N Phrase 短语 Mouth Inflects