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tongue noun 1soft part inside the mouth 舌头ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONGUE | TONGUE + VERB | TONGUE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVElong 长舌forked 叉状舌loose, sharp (both figurative) 口风不严；说话尖刻◆Everyone knows now, thanks to Ken's loose tongue (= he could not keep the secret).拜肯那张破嘴所赐，现在每个人都知道了。◆He has a reputation for having a sharp tongue.他说话尖刻是有名的。◆She could tear a man to pieces in three minutes with her sharp tongue.她那张尖酸刻薄的嘴可以在 3 分钟内把一个男人批得体无完肤。VERB + TONGUEpoke out, put out, stick out 伸出舌头◆It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people.冲人吐舌头很粗鲁。run 移动舌头◆He ran his tongue nervously over his lips.他紧张地用舌头舔着嘴唇。click 咂舌；弹舌bite, hold (both figurative) 忍住话；保持沉默◆She was dying to say something sarcastic to him, but bit her tongue and stayed silent.她很想挖苦他几句，但还是忍了下来，没有说话。free, loosen (both figurative) 使自由自在地说；使无拘无束地说◆The wine had loosened his tongue.酒一下肚他就打开了话匣子。roll off, slip off, trip off 容易说；顺口◆It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue (= is easy to say).这不是一个很顺口的名字。TONGUE + VERBhang out 舌头耷拉在外面◆The dog lay in a patch of shade with its tongue hanging out.那条狗躺在一块阴凉处，舌头耷拉在嘴外面。flick, flicker 舌头快速伸出／颤动◆The snake's tongue flicked out of its mouth.那条蛇吐出芯子。lick sth 舌头舔⋯◆His tongue licked dry lips.他用舌头舔着干燥的嘴唇。wag (figurative) 嚼舌头；说闲话◆This is a small island and tongues are beginning to wag (= people are beginning to gossip).这个岛很小，人们开始说闲话了。find (figurative) 开口说话◆Before she could find her tongue (= speak) the door had closed behind him.她还没有来得及开口，他就甩门而去了。watch (figurative) 小心言辞◆You just watch your tongue (= be careful what you say).你说话留点儿神。TONGUE + NOUNpiercing 舌头穿眼儿◆I had a tongue piercing, an ear piercing, and a nose ring.我的舌头和耳朵穿了眼儿，鼻子上带了一只环。PHRASESa slip of the tongue (figurative) 口误◆He said it was a slip of the tongue (= a mistake in speaking) and apologized.他说那是一个口误，并且道了歉。be on the tip of your tongue (figurative) 话到嘴边◆It was on the tip of her tongue to refuse.她话到嘴边想要拒绝。get your tongue around sth, get your tongue round sth (BrE, figurative) 准确地发出⋯音◆He was having trouble getting his tongue around my name.他念我的名字有困难。a tongue of fire, a tongue of flame 火舌◆Tongues of flame licked up the walls.火舌吞噬了墙壁。 |