tongue

[tʌŋ]
  • n.

    舌头,喙;语言,方言;演说,鞋舌;[复]口才;

  • vt.

    用舌吹;舔;嵌接;[古]批评,指责;

  • vi.

    吹奏(管乐器);运用舌法发音;突出;

  • 单词变形

    复数: tongues


  • 词义辨析

    tongue, language

    这两个词都可指“语言”。它们的区别是:
    1.tongue多指“国语”“母语”或“方言”;language指各种语言,还可指表示思想感情的一切非语言的符号或动作。例如:
    This dictionary is specially intended for people whose native tongue is not English.这本词典是专为母语不是英语的人编写的。
    Music has been called the universal language.人们称音乐为世界语言。
    2.language是普通用语;而tongue多用于文学、诗歌中。

    language,speech,tongue,dialect,idiom,slang

    这些名词都含“语言”之意。
    language普通用词,含义广。指人的语言或文字,或动物的语言。既可指口头或书面语言,也可指手势语等。
    speech特指人的口语,也指正式的讲话。
    tongue书面用词,指人的语言,亦指人的母语。
    dialect指一种语言中,某一地方所特有的语言形式,即方言。
    idiom指一种语言中一般由几个词结合成短语或句子的特殊表达方式,即惯用语、成语。也指方言。
    slang指俚语。

  • 双语例句
1、

She has a plausible [ sharp; quick ] tongue.

她有一张巧 [ 利; 快 ] 嘴.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

2、

He has been squared to hold his tongue.

他已经被钱封住了嘴.

——《简明英汉词典》

3、

A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.

一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。

——柯林斯例句

4、

"No doubt he'll give me the chance to fight him again," he jibed, tongue in cheek.

“毫无疑问他会给我机会和他再打上一架的,”他半开玩笑地讥讽道。

——柯林斯例句

5、

He stuck out his tongue and flared his nostrils.

他伸出舌头,鼻翼扇动着。

——柯林斯例句

6、

After a cruel tongue lashing, he threw the girl out of the group.

一番严厉斥责之后,他把那女孩赶出了团队。

——柯林斯例句

7、

The wine had loosened his tongue.

酒一下肚,他便打开了话匣。

——柯林斯例句

8、

She made a face and stuck out her tongue at him.

她做了个鬼脸,向他吐了吐舌头。

——柯林斯例句

9、

She clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth.

她用舌头顶着上腭发出啧啧声。

——柯林斯例句

10、

She had a nasty tongue, but I liked her.

她言辞尖刻,但我喜欢她。

——柯林斯例句

11、

His tongue flicked across his lips.

他的舌头迅速舔了一下嘴唇。

——柯林斯例句

12、

His tongue was lolling out of the side of his mouth.

他的舌头从嘴角耷拉出来。

——柯林斯例句

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。

——柯林斯例句

14、

A honey tongue, a heart of gall.

口蜜腹剑.

——《简明英汉词典》

15、

He bit his tongue off when he heard what she had said.

当他听到她的话时,他就懊悔了.

——《简明英汉词典》

16、

The dog's tongue was hanging out.

狗的舌头伸在外面.

——《简明英汉词典》

17、

You'd better guard your tongue.

你最好说话谨慎些.

——《简明英汉词典》

18、

Her tongue was incessantly scolding.

她嘴里不断地训人.

——《简明英汉词典》

19、

The stranger's question surprised me so that I temporarily lost my tongue.

那陌生人的询问使我大吃一惊,一时之间连话都说不出来了.

——《简明英汉词典》

20、

The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.

这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了.

——《简明英汉词典》

21、

I wouldn't give tongue to such gossip.

对于那样的流言蜚语,我不想发表意见.

——《简明英汉词典》

22、

The wine loosed his tongue.

他酒后说话很随便.

——《简明英汉词典》

23、

His annoyance had unbridled his tongue.

他的烦恼使他打开了话匣子.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

24、

The snake shot its tongue out.

蛇突然伸出舌头.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

25、

Peppers sting the tongue.

胡椒蜇舌头.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

26、

The fellow has a very glib tongue.

这家伙嘴油得很.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

27、

He scalded his tongue on [ with ] the hot coffce.

滚热的咖啡烫伤了他的舌头.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

28、

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.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

29、

By degrees her tongue was loosened.

她的话渐渐地多起来.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

30、

He burnes his tongue with red pepper.

他的舌头被红椒辣得发麻.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

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