Word · Frequency #2831
tonguing
用舌头触碰;舔
tonguing is the present participle of tongue.
核心释义
To touch or move something with the tongue.
- 1.
用舌吐音
On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
- 2.
用舌拨弄
To manipulate with the tongue.
- 3.
呈长条形伸出
To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
- 4.
用榫槽接合
To join by means of a tongue and groove.
吐音;用舌尖奏出;用企口接合;用舌榫连接;呈长条状延伸;像舌头一样伸出;用舌吐音;用舌拨弄
用法In use
She carefully tongued the stamp before sticking it on the envelope.
用法提示:tongued 是 tongue 的过去式,在此表示‘用舌头舔(以便粘住)’。
He often tongues his ice cream too slowly, so it drips onto his shirt.
用法提示:tongues 是 tongue 的第三人称单数形式,在此表示‘用舌头舔’。
The baby was tonguing the new teether with curiosity.
用法提示:tonguing 是 tongue 的现在分词,在此表示‘用舌头触碰/舔’。
tongue sth
作动词常表示用舌尖轻轻触碰或拨动,语气比 lick 更轻柔、更具试探性。
The child tongued the ice cream to taste it.
孩子用舌尖舔了舔冰淇淋来品尝味道。
tongue sth on sth
指吹奏管乐器时用舌尖轻触气口以清晰分隔音符;on 后接所演奏的乐器。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tongue a note
- 用舌尖吐音
- The clarinetist tongued each note crisply to begin the phrase.单簧管手清晰地用舌尖吐出每一个音,以开始这一乐句。
- tongue one's lips
- 用舌尖舔嘴唇
- She tongued her lips while she concentrated on the test.她一边专心答题,一边用舌尖舔着嘴唇。
- tongue the boards
- 用企口榫接合木板
- The carpenter tongued the boards into place for a smooth, solid surface.木匠用企口榫把木板拼接到位,形成光滑结实的表面。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- on the tip of one's tongue
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
吹管乐器时用舌尖像发‘t/d’一样一碰,就是tongue——用舌吐音或拨弄。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:管乐演奏与音乐练习、木工/榫接作业、文学性描写(火舌等)、日常用舌触碰物体 动词 tongue 的不同用法分属多个领域,正式度也随之变化:管乐演奏中的“吐音”和木工中的“榫接”多用于专业场合,语气较正式;日常“用舌触碰”和文学性“伸出(如火舌)”则取决于具体语境。通常需结合搭配对象(如舌、火焰、榫槽)来选择合适的中文表达。
语法说明Grammar Note
作动词时,可及物或不及物
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 tongue /tʌŋ/ 押韵:lung, hung, rung, sung, young, among。注意:tongue 的 -gue 不发音,元音是 /ʌ/,结尾是 /ŋ/。拼写相似的 tong /tɒŋ/(钳子)、tone /təʊn/(语气;音调)发音都不同,不要混淆。
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。
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