首页英语词典tonguetongue英英释意

tongue

英 [tʌŋ] 美[tʌŋ]
  • n. 舌头;语言
  • vt. 舔;斥责;用舌吹
  • vi. 说话;吹管乐器
  • n. (Tongue)人名;(英)唐

英英释意


1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
2. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
3. any long thin projection that is transient;
"tongues of flame licked at the walls"
"rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
4. a manner of speaking;
"he spoke with a thick tongue"
"she has a glib tongue"
5. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
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