Word · Frequency #2831
tongue
舌头
核心释义
the soft muscular organ in the mouth, used for tasting, eating, and speaking
- 1.
口中用于移动食物、品尝并调整气流以发出不同语音的灵活肌肉器官。
The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- 2.
位于口腔内的覆盖黏膜的可移动肌肉组织块
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
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此类器官,取自动物用作食物(尤指牛舌)。
Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).
- 4.
社群使用的语言,与计算机语言相对
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- 5.
任何类似器官,如软体动物的齿舌、蛾或蝴蝶的喙、昆虫的舌。
Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.
- 6.
任何短暂存在的细长突出物
any long thin projection that is transient
- 7.
说话方式,常指习惯性的。
A manner of speaking, often habitually.
- 8.
清晰发音的能力；言语总称。
The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
- 9.
语言异常症
Glossolalia.
- 10.
鞋舌
In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).
- 11.
舌状突出部
Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.
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凸榫
A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.
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狭长陆地
A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.
- 14.
辕杆
The pole of a towed or drawn vehicle or farm implement (e.g., trailer, cart, plow, harrow), by which it is pulled; for example, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
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铃舌
The clapper of a bell.
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火舌
An individual point of flame from a fire.
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小鲽鱼
A small sole (type of fish).
- 18.
桅杆上段
A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
- 19.
簧片
A reed.
- 20.
地层尖灭带
A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.
- 21.
三尾旗的中尖
The middle protrusion of a triple-tailed flag.
语言；说话方式；口吻；言语；说话能力；鞋舌；口条；牛舌
用法In use
The doctor asked me to stick out my tongue.
用法提示：此句中 tongue 是名词，指口腔中的肌肉器官“舌头”。
He burned his tongue on the hot coffee.
用法提示：tongue 在这里作名词，表示“舌头”，是身体部位。
The cat's tongue felt rough when it licked my hand.
用法提示：句中 tongue 为名词，指猫的舌头。
tongues of flame licked at the walls
hold one's tongue
He wanted to argue but decided to hold his tongue.
他想争辩，但决定保持沉默。
on the tip of one's tongue
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mother tongue
- 母语
- My mother tongue is Mandarin.我的母语是普通话。
- slip of the tongue
- 口误
- It was just a slip of the tongue; I didn't mean to offend anyone.那只是一个口误，我不是有意冒犯任何人。
- tongue twister
- 绕口令
- She tried to say the tongue twister three times fast.她试着快速说三遍那个绕口令。
- bite your tongue
- 忍住不说
- I had to bite my tongue to avoid arguing with him.我不得不忍住不说，以免和他争论。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆舌头：tongue中'ue'不发音，读音似‘汤’的韵母。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于固定短语如'mother tongue'或'native tongue'，表示母语，属于中性语域，在正式和非正式场合均可使用，但日常口语中更常用'first language'。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为名词时，通常可数，复数形式为tongues。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: sung, young, lung share the /ʌŋ/ sound. Warning: vogue and rogue have similar spelling ending but are pronounced with /əʊɡ/, not rhyming.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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