新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

tongue

英  [tʌŋ]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • tongues

    1[C 可数名词] 舌头

    Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking.

    双语例句

    例:

    I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out.

    我走到镜子前伸出舌头。

    2[C 可数名词] 话语

    You can use tongue to refer to the kind of things that a person says.

    双语例句

    例:

    She had a nasty tongue.

    她满口脏话。

    3[C 可数名词] 语言

    A tongue is a language.

    近义词

    language

    双语例句

    例:

    The French feel passionately about their native tongue.

    法国人非常热爱他们的母语。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • tongue in cheek

    1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.

    双语例句

    例:

    a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach.

    漫不经心、虚情假意的态度。