tongue

noun

1. 舌；舌头
   the soft part in the mouth that moves around, used for tasting, swallowing, speaking, etc.
   1. He clicked his tongue to attract their attention.
      他咂嘴发出啧啧声以吸引他们的注意。
   2. She ran her tongue over her lips.
      她用舌头舔着嘴唇。
   3. It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people.
      向别人吐舌头是非常不礼貌的。
2. 口条
   the tongue of some animals, cooked and eaten
   1. a slice of ox tongue
      一片牛口条
3. 语言
   a language
   1. None of the tribes speak the same tongue.
      这些部落所说的语言都不相同。
   2. I tried speaking to her in her native tongue.
      我试着用她的本族语和她说话。
4. 说话方式
   a particular way of speaking
   1. He has a sharp tongue.
      他说话尖酸刻薄。
   2. I'll thank you to keep a civil tongue in your head (= speak politely) .
      请你说话讲究礼貌。
5. 有…说话方式的；说话…的
   speaking in the way mentioned
   1. sharp-tongued
      说话尖刻
6. 鞋舌
   a long narrow piece of leather under the laces on a shoe
7. 舌状物
   something that is long and narrow and shaped like a tongue
   1. a tongue of flame
      火舌

verb

1. 吹奏（管乐器）
   to stop the flow of air into a wind instrument with your tongue in order to make a note
2. 舔
   to lick sth with your tongue

1. N-COUNT 舌;舌头
   Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking.
   1. I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out...
      我走到镜子前面伸出舌头。
   2. She ran her tongue around her lips.
      她用舌头舔了舔嘴唇。
2. N-COUNT 说话能力;说话方式
   You can use tongue to refer to the kind of things that a person says.
   1. …her sharp wit and quick tongue…
      她敏捷的才思和伶俐的口齿
   2. She had a nasty tongue, but I liked her.
      她言辞尖刻，但我喜欢她。
3. See also: The French feel passionately about their native tongue. mother tongue
4. (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. 鞋舌
   The tongue of a shoe or boot is the piece of leather which is underneath the laces.
6. N-COUNT 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.
   1. A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.
      一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。
   2. …a silver, frozen tongue of water.
      一条冻结了的银色水舌
7. PHRASE 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.
   1. ...a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach...
      漫不经心、虚情假意的态度
   2. 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。
   3. 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 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.
   1. 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. 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.
10. PHRASE 口误
    If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake.
    1. 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

1. Teddy clucked his tongue like a disapproving English matron.
   特迪咂了咂舌头，活像个不以为然的英国女舍监。
2. The shoe has padding around the collar, heel and tongue for added comfort.
   鞋子的鞋帮、鞋跟和鞋舌部位都有衬垫，以增加舒适度。
3. He stuck out his tongue and flared his nostrils.
   他伸出舌头，鼻翼扇动着。
4. His tongue flicked across his lips
   他的舌头迅速舔了一下嘴唇。
5. The wine had loosened his tongue.
   酒一下肚，他便打开了话匣。
6. French is not my native tongue.
   法语不是我的母语。
7. Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.
   味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌头两侧。
8. The tip of her tongue was protruding slightly.
   她的舌尖微微伸出。
9. Use a toothbrush on your tongue as well, and rinse your mouth frequently.
   舌头也要用牙刷清洁，并且经常漱口。
10. Despite her sharp tongue, she inspires loyalty from her friends.
    尽管她说话尖刻，却得到了朋友们的忠心。
11. She made a face and stuck out her tongue at him
    她做了个鬼脸，向他吐了吐舌头。
12. It was on the tip of Mahoney's tongue to say the boss was out
    马奥尼想说老板出去了，话到嘴边却没说出口。
13. A sarcastic remark was on the tip of her tongue.
    挖苦的话到了她嘴边却没说出来。
14. I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out
    我走到镜子前面伸出舌头。
15. She ran her tongue around her lips.
    她用舌头舔了舔嘴唇。
16. her sharp wit and quick tongue
    她敏捷的才思和伶俐的口齿
17. She had a nasty tongue, but I liked her.
    她言辞尖刻，但我喜欢她。
18. The French feel passionately about their native tongue.
    法国人对他们的母语非常热爱。
19. A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.
    一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。
20. a silver, frozen tongue of water.
    一条冻结了的银色水舌
21. 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。
22. At one stage he referred to Anna as John's fianc é e, 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。
23. Hold your tongue!
    你给我住口！
24. I have his name on the tip of my tongue.
    我几乎想起他的名字。
25. He has a sharp tongue.
    他这张嘴可利害了。
26. Spit it out! Have you lost your tongue?
    你倒说话呀，今儿个怎么哑巴了？
27. I know he didn't mean to say that. It was only a slip of the tongue.
    我知道他讲话的原意不是那样，仅仅是失言罢了。
28. This sentence is a tongue twister.
    这句话很绕嘴。
29. Don't put out your tongue at me, you cheeky girl!
    不要向我伸舌头，你这个没规矩的丫头！
30. My tongue is tingling.
    舌头发麻。

  language lingo speech tongue【导航词义：语言】

  language n. 语言

〔辨析〕普通用词，常指某一国家或地区的语言或文字，也可指某种类型的语言。

  lingo n. 〈非正式〉语言

〔辨析〕尤指外语。

  speech n. 口语；演说

〔辨析〕指口语或正式的讲话，作后者解时常后接介词 on/about。

  tongue n. 〈文〉语言；方言

〔辨析〕指某种语言或方言。

n.

get your tongue around/round sth

• 正确发出（难读单词）的音
  to pronounce a difficult word correctly

hold your tongue/peace

• 忍住不说；保持缄默
  to say nothing although you would like to give your opinion

roll/slip/trip off the tongue

• 容易说（或发音）；顺口
  to be easy to say or pronounce
  1. It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?
     这个名字叫起来拗口，是不是？

set tongues wagging

• 惹得满城风雨；使议论纷纷；招闲话
  to cause people to start talking about sb's private affairs

with your tongue in your cheek

with tongue in cheek

• 说说而已；半开玩笑地
  if you say sth with your tongue in your cheek , you are not being serious and mean it as a joke

bite your tongue

• 隐忍不言（避免祸从口出）
  to stop yourself from saying sth that might upset sb or cause an argument, although you want to speak
  1. I didn't believe her explanation but I bit my tongue.
     我不相信她的解释，但我忍着没有说出来。

find your voice/tongue

• 能说出自己的看法；能表达自己的意见
  to be able to speak or express your opinion

have a loose tongue

• （尤指对隐私）多嘴，饶舌
  to talk too much, especially about things that are private

loosen sb's tongue

• 使无拘束地说话；使自由自在地说
  to make sb talk more freely than usual
  1. A bottle of wine had loosened Harry's tongue.
     一瓶酒下肚，哈里的话匣子便打开了。

a slip of the pen/tongue

• 笔误；口误
  a small mistake in sth that you write or say
  1. Did I call you Richard? Sorry, Robert, just a slip of the tongue.
     我刚才是不是叫你理查德了？对不起，罗伯特，我是一时口误。

on the tip of your tongue

• 话在嘴边上（却一时想不起来）
  if a word or name is on the tip of your tongue , you are sure that you know it but you cannot remember it

watch your mouth/tongue

• 说话当心；嘴上留个把门的
  to be careful what you say in order not to offend sb or make them angry

noun

1. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

   Synonym:    clapper

2. the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

3. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

   Synonym:    linguaglossaclapper

4. a human written or spoken language used by a community

   Synonym:    natural language

5. a manner of speaking
   1. he spoke with a thick tongue
   2. she has a glib tongue

6. the tongue of certain animals used as meat

7. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

   Synonym:    spit

8. any long thin projection that is transient
   1. tongues of flame licked at the walls
   2. rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark

   Synonym:    knife

verb

1. lick or explore with the tongue

2. articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments