)tongue
舌头, 舌状物, 语言, 说话方式, 口语1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
同义词：lingua, glossa, clapper
2. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
同义词：natural language
3. any long thin projection that is transient
同义词：knife
4. a manner of speaking
5. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
同义词：spit
6. the tongue of certain animals used as meat
7. the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
8. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
同义词：clapper
动词tongue:
1. articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
2. lick or explore with the tongue
- 习惯用语
- a bitter [bad, wicked] tongue 刻薄嘴
- A honey tongue, a heart of gall. 口蜜腹剑。
- a long tongue 快嘴, 饶舌
- a rough tongue 粗鲁话
- a sharp tongue 言语尖刻
- a silver tongue 流利的口才; 能言善辩; 说话动听
- a smooth tongue 油嘴滑舌
- A still tongue makes a wise head. [谚]智者寡言。
- an oily tongue 甜言蜜语; 阿谀奉承
- bite one's tongue off 懊悔自己说过的话
- bite the tongue 默不作声
- find one's tongue 恢复说话的能力
- forked tongue [美]欺人之谈; 假话, 谎话
- get one's tongue round (准确地)发...音
- give sb. the rough side of one's tongue 出恶言伤某人
- give [throw] tongue (猎狗追踪或发现猎物时)吠叫; 大声地说, 明确地表示出来
- have atonguein one's head 鼻子下面有一张嘴(用来责备某人该说话时却不说)
- have one's tongue in one's cheek 话里有话, 说话带刺; 虚伪地敷衍
- have too much tongue 饶舌, 话多
- His [Her] tongue failed him [her]. 他[她](因害怕等)而说不出话来。
- hold one's tongue 住嘴; 不开口
- keep a civil tongue 说话彬彬有礼
- keep a still tongue in one's head 守口如瓶
- keep one's tongue between one's teeth 闭口不言
- loose sb.'s tongue 打开某人的话匣子
- lose one's tongue 因...说不出话来, 噤不能言
- oil one's tongue 阿谀奉承
- on everyone's tongue (=on the tongues of men) 被众人谈论
- One'stongueglued itself to the roof of one's mouth. 张口结舌,说不出话来。
- One's tongue is too long for one's teeth. 说话轻率, 嘴快。
- One's tongue runs before one's wit. 不加考虑, 冲口而出。
- put[stick] one's tongue out at sb. 向某人伸舌头(表示蔑视)
- The tongue is not steel 、
- yet it cuts. [谚]舌非刀剑, 但能伤人。
- The tongue of idle persons is never idle. [谚]人懒嘴不懒。
- tie sb.'s tongue 封住某人的嘴
- wag one's tongue 胡扯, 乱说; 喋喋不休
- with one's tongue hanging out 口渴的, 渴望的
- with (one's) tongue in (one's)cheek 挖苦地[的]
- with [have] tongue enough for two sets of teeth [口]长舌, 饶舌
- tongue of the trump 头子, 首要人物
- Tongues are wagging. 人们议论纷纷, 有人在说闲话。
