
tongue
词源
源自古英语 tunge,源自原始日耳曼语 tungōn,与德语 Zunge、荷兰语 tong 同源。最终源自原始印欧语 dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s,意为'舌头'或'语言'。
noun
❶ 口腔中的柔软肌肉器官,用于品尝、吞咽和说话。是人类语言表达的重要器官。
“The doctor asked me to stick out my tongue.”
(医生让我伸出舌头。)
“She burned her tongue on the hot soup.”
(她被热汤烫到了舌头。)
❶ 指某种语言或说话方式,常用于比喻表达。
“English is her native tongue.”
(英语是她的母语。)
“He speaks with a sharp tongue when angry.”
(他生气时说话尖酸刻薄。)
verb
❶ 用舌头触碰或舔舐某物,常见于乐器演奏或亲吻动作。
“The dog tongued the ice cream cone eagerly.”
(狗急切地舔着冰淇淋蛋筒。)
“He tongued the saxophone reed to moisten it.”
(他用舌头湿润萨克斯管的簧片。)
常见短语
hold one's tongue — 保持沉默,忍住不说出自己的想法或意见。常用于劝告他人不要多言。
“I wanted to argue but decided to hold my tongue.”
(我想争辩但还是决定保持沉默。)
slip of the tongue — 无意中说错话,通常指不小心泄露秘密或说错词语的口误。
“It was just a slip of the tongue - I didn't mean to reveal the surprise.”
(这只是口误,我不是有意泄露惊喜的。)
tongue-in-cheek — 用开玩笑或讽刺的方式说话,表面严肃实则幽默的表达方式。
“His compliment was clearly tongue-in-cheek.”
(他的称赞明显是开玩笑的。)