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tongue
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- Conjugation :
past
tongued
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tonguing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- tongue
[t^ŋ]
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1.
noun
[c]
[解剖]
舌头
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2.
noun
[u]
[Cooking]
口条
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3.
noun
[c]
[frm]
(language) 语言
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tongue in cheek
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毫无诚意的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tongue
[tʌŋ]
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1.
n.[c]
舌，舌头
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A dog licked his hand with a wet, rough tongue.
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一只狗用它潮湿又粗糙的舌头舔着他的手。
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2.
n.[c]
语言
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The French feel passionately about their native tongue.
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法国人对于自己的母语有着深厚的感情。
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3.
n.[c]
舌状物
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I often use the tongue of a knife as a makeshift screwdriver.
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我经常用刀尖来代替螺丝刀。
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Tongues of flame licked at the walls.
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火舌烧着墙壁。
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4.
n.[c]
说话方式，谈话方法
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He speaks in the tongue of the times.
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他说着当下流行的语言。
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He spoke with a thick tongue.
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他说话含混不清。
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She has a glib tongue.
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她口齿伶俐。
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5.
n.[c]
海角，岬
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The tongue of land can be visible from the top of the hill.
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从山顶上可以看到海角。
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6.
n.[c/u]
口条
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We were having tongue for dinner.
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我们的晚餐有口条。
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7.
n.[c]
鞋舌
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His shoe tongues were dirty.
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他的鞋舌很脏。
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8.
n.[c]
钟锤，铃舌
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The tongue of the bell was made of metal.
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铃舌由金属制成。
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9.
n.[u]
说话能力
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10.
verb
[Music]
用舌头吹奏
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The musician tongued the trumpet.
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音乐家用运舌法吹奏喇叭。
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11.
vt.
舔，舐
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He was tonguing the apple to get a laugh from his classmates.
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他用舌头舔着苹果，以博得同学们的笑声。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- tongue
[t^ŋ]
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1.
n
null tongue in cheek
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2.
n
a movable mass of muscular tissue attached to the floor of the mouth in most vertebrates. It is the organ of taste and aids the mastication and swallowing of food. In man it plays an important part in the articulation of speech sounds
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3.
n
an analogous organ in invertebrates
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4.
n
the tongue of certain animals used as food
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5.
n
a language, dialect, or idiom
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the English tongue
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6.
n
the ability to speak
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to lose one's tongue
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7.
n
a manner of speaking
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a glib tongue
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8.
n
utterance or voice (esp in the phrase give tongue)
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9.
n
See gift of tongues
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10.
n
[plural]
anything which resembles a tongue in shape or function
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a tongue of flame
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a tongue of the sea
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11.
n
a promontory or spit of land
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12.
n
a flap of leather on a shoe, either for decoration or under the laces or buckles to protect the instep
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13.
n
[music]
the reed of an oboe or similar instrument
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14.
n
the clapper of a bell
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15.
n
the harnessing pole of a horse-drawn vehicle
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16.
n
a long and narrow projection on a machine or structural part that serves as a guide for assembly or as a securing device
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17.
n
a projecting strip along an edge of a board that is made to fit a corresponding groove in the edge of another board
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18.
vb
to articulate (notes played on a wind instrument) by the process of tonguing
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19.
vt.
[tr]
to lick, feel, or touch with the tongue
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20.
vt.
[tr]
[carpentry]
to provide (a board) with a tongue
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21.
vi.
[intr]
(of a piece of land) to project into a body of water
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22.
vt.
[tr]
[obsolete]
to reproach; scold
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23.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English tunge; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse tunga, Old High German zunga, Latin lingua
Examples
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Hold your tongue!
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住嘴！
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The dog's tongue lolled out.
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狗的舌头伸了出来。
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a glib tongue
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三寸不烂之舌
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Spanish is my native tongue.
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西班牙语是我的母语。
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Her sharp tongue causes her a lot of problems.
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她尖酸的言辞，给她带来了很多麻烦。
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