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。
舌头
tongues — plural of tongue
语言；说话方式；口吻；言语；说话能力；鞋舌；口条；牛舌
the soft muscular organ in the mouth, used for tasting, eating, and speaking
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.
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
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).
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
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.
任何短暂存在的细长突出物
any long thin projection that is transient
说话方式,常指习惯性的。
A manner of speaking, often habitually.
清晰发音的能力；言语总称。
The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
语言异常症
Glossolalia.
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).
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.
凸榫
A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.
狭长陆地
A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.
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.
铃舌
The clapper of a bell.
火舌
An individual point of flame from a fire.
小鲽鱼
A small sole (type of fish).
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.
簧片
A reed.
地层尖灭带
A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.
三尾旗的中尖
The middle protrusion of a triple-tailed flag.
The doctor asked me to stick out my tongue.
医生让我伸出舌头。
用法提示：此句中 tongue 是名词，指口腔中的肌肉器官“舌头”。
AI contextual example
He burned his tongue on the hot coffee.
他喝热咖啡时烫到了舌头。
用法提示：tongue 在这里作名词，表示“舌头”，是身体部位。
AI contextual example
The cat's tongue felt rough when it licked my hand.
猫咪舔我的手时，它的舌头感觉糙糙的。
用法提示：句中 tongue 为名词，指猫的舌头。
AI contextual example
He wanted to argue but decided to hold his tongue.
他想争辩，但决定保持沉默。
Her name is on the tip of my tongue, but I can't remember it.
她的名字就在我嘴边，但我就是记不起来。
I had to bite my tongue to keep from shouting.
我不得不忍住不喊出来。
She practiced a tongue twister to improve her pronunciation.
她练习绕口令来改善发音。
最通用的同义词，可替换大多数语境中的tongue，但tongue常用于指母语或具有文化特色的语言。
强调地域性，不完全等同于tongue；当tongue指语言整体时，dialect更局限。
侧重口头表达，不像tongue那样可指整个语言系统。
较正式，通常指非标准语言，与tongue相比更具体。
grammar · medium
易错句子Tongue is important for speaking.
正确表达The tongue is important for speaking.
中文中常省略冠词，但英语中可数名词单数前需要加冠词。这里 tongue 指具体的器官，需用定冠词 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子I bit my tounge.
正确表达I bit my tongue.
tounge 是舌头 tongue 的常见拼写错误，正确拼写为 tongue，注意 ou 组合发 /ʌ/ 音，字母 u 后跟 n 和 g。
指与舌头所代表的说话能力相对的无言状态
tongue 专指母语或特有的说话方式，而 language 是更广泛的语言系统，可指任何人类语言或编程语言。
tongue 是舌头，tong 是工具钳子，拼写相近但发音不同（/tʌŋ/ vs /tɒŋ/），意义完全无关。
母语
My mother tongue is Mandarin.
我的母语是普通话。
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。
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。
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。
忍住不说
I wanted to argue, but I bit my tongue.
我想争辩，但我忍住了。
口误
It was just a slip of the tongue; I meant to say 'thank you'.
这只是个口误，我本想说‘谢谢’。
你怎么不说话了？（舌被猫叼走了）
Why are you so quiet? Cat got your tongue?
你怎么这么安静？哑巴了？
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