释义
🔑 tongue BrE /tʌŋ / NAmE /tʌŋ / noun 🔑 [ C ] the soft part in the mouth that moves around , used for tasting , swallowing , speaking , etc . ◆ He clicked his tongue to attract their attention . ◆ She ran her tongue over her lips . ◆ It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people . [ U , C ] the tongue of some animals , cooked and eaten ◆ a slice of ox tongue [ C ] (formal or literary a language ◆ None of the tribes speak the same tongue . ◆ I tried speaking to her in her native tongue . ➡ see also mother tongue [ sing. ] a particular way of speaking ◆ He has a sharp tongue . ◆ (formal I'll thank you to keep a civil tongue in your head (= speak politely . ➡ see also silver tongue -tongued (in adjectives 构成形容词 speaking in the way mentioned ◆ sharp -tongued [ C ] a long narrow piece of leather under the laces on a shoe [ C ] ~ (of sth )(literary something that is long and narrow and shaped like a tongue ◆ a tongue of flame ● get your ˈtongue around /round sth to pronounce a difficult word correctly ● ˌhold your ˈtongue /ˈpeace (old-fashioned to say nothing although you would like to give your opinion ● roll /slip /trip off the ˈtongue to be easy to say or pronounce ◆ It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue , is it ? ● set ˈtongues wagging (informal to cause people to start talking about sb's private affairs ● 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 ● bite your ˈtongue to stop yourself from saying sth that might upset sb or cause an argument , although you want to speak ◆ I didn't believe her explanation but I bit my tongue . ● (has the ) cat got your ˈtongue ? (informal said to sb , especially a child , who stays silent when expected to speak , for example after being asked a question ◆ What's the matter ? Cat got your tongue ?● find your ˈvoice /ˈtongue to be able to speak or express your opinion ● have a loose ˈtongue to talk too much , especially about things that are private ● loosen sb's ˈtongue to make sb talk more freely than usual ◆ A bottle of wine had loosened Harry's tongue . ● a slip of the ˈpen /ˈtongue a small mistake in sth that you write or say ◆ Did I call you Richard ? Sorry , Robert , just a slip of the tongue . ● on the tip of your ˈtongue 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 ˈmouth /ˈtongue to be careful what you say in order not to offend sb or make them angry 🔑 tongue BrE /tʌŋ / NAmE /tʌŋ / verb present simple - I / you / we / they tongue BrE /tʌŋ / NAmE /tʌŋ / present simple - he / she / it tongues BrE /tʌŋz / NAmE /tʌŋz / past simple tongued BrE /tʌŋd / NAmE /tʌŋd / past participle tongued BrE /tʌŋd / NAmE /tʌŋd / -ing form tonguing BrE /ˈtʌŋɪŋ / NAmE /ˈtʌŋɪŋ / ~ sth to stop the flow of air into a wind instrument with your tongue in order to make a note ~ sth to lick sth with your tongue
