noun🔗Share舌头, 舌。 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."The doctor asked me to stick out my tongue so she could check for any signs of illness. "医生让我伸出舌头,以便她能检查是否有任何疾病的迹象。bodyorgananatomyphysiologyfoodlanguagesensationcommunicationhumanpartlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share牛舌,舌头。 This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).−"cold tongue with mustard"凉拌牛舌配芥末 (Liángbàn niúshé pèi jièmo)foodanimalorganbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share语言,方言 (metonym) A language."He was speaking in his native tongue."他在说他的母语。languagelinguisticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share语言使用者,讲某种语言的人。 Speakers of a language, collectively."In our diverse school, many tongues are spoken, from Spanish and Mandarin to French and Arabic. "在我们这所多元化的学校里,人们说着各种各样的语言,从西班牙语、普通话到法语和阿拉伯语,应有尽有。languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share口音,嗓音。 Voice (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language)."Even though they both spoke French, I could tell they were from different regions by their tongues. "虽然他们都说法语,但我能从他们的口音听出他们来自不同的地区。languagelinguisticsphoneticscommunicationsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share口头习惯,说话方式 Manner of speaking, often habitually."My brother has a particular way of speaking; his tongues are always full of jokes. "我弟弟说话有个特点,他总是满口玩笑话,这都成了他的口头习惯了。languagecommunicationwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share说话方式,语言风格 (metonym) A person speaking in a specified manner (most often plural)."At the international school, French and English tongues could be heard in the hallways. "在这所国际学校里,走廊上可以听到人们用法语和英语交谈的声音。languagepersoncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share口才,说话的能力 The power of articulate utterance; speech generally."In the United Nations, translators are essential so people from different countries can understand each other, even when they speak in different tongues. "在联合国,翻译至关重要,这样来自不同国家的人们才能互相理解,即使他们使用不同的语言交流,或者说,即使他们的口才和表达方式不同。languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share口才,表达能力 Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.""After years of living in France, her tongues in French and English flowed easily and naturally." "在法国生活多年后,她说法语和英语的口才变得非常流利自然。languagecommunicationabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
🔗Share口才,表达能力 Discourse; fluency of speech or expression."She has mastered several foreign languages and speaks fluently in many tongues. "她精通好几门外语,能用多种语言流利地表达,口才非常好。languagecommunicationabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share赞扬,颂扬。 Honourable discourse; eulogy."After her retirement, many tongues sang her praises for her years of dedicated service to the school. "退休后,很多人都赞扬她多年来对学校的尽心尽力。languageliteraturecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share方言,多种语言。 (often in the plural) Glossolalia."During the church service, some people began speaking in tongues, their voices rising in a language no one understood. "在教堂礼拜期间,有些人开始说起“方言”,他们的声音高亢,用一种无人能懂的语言说着话。religionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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)."Before tying my shoes, I always make sure the tongues are flat against my socks so they don't feel uncomfortable. "系鞋带之前,我总是确保鞋舌平整地贴着袜子,这样穿起来才不会不舒服。wearitempartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share凸舌,凸片 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."The car's suspension has several metal tongues that connect to the frame. "这辆车的悬挂系统有几个金属凸舌,连接到车架上。technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share舌头,舌状物 A projection, or slender appendage or fixture."The shoelaces have plastic tongues at the ends to make them easier to thread through the eyelets. "鞋带末端有塑料舌状物,这样穿过鞋眼就更容易了。partbodyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share海岬,岬角 A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake."From the airplane window, we could see several tongues of land stretching out into the blue ocean. "从飞机舷窗望去,我们可以看到几条狭长的海岬伸向蔚蓝的大海。geographyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share车辕,车舌。 The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked."The farmer carefully attached the yoke to the oxen's necks and then to the tongues of the heavy wooden cart. "农民小心地把轭套在牛的脖子上,然后连接到沉重木车的车辕上。vehicleagriculturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share舌簧,钟舌。 The clapper of a bell."The church bells fell silent when the tongues were removed for repair. "教堂的钟声在钟舌被拆下来修理时就停止了。soundmusicbell-ringingutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share火苗,火焰。 An individual point of flame from a fire."The campfire crackled, and orange tongues of flame licked at the dry wood. "篝火噼啪作响,橘红色的火苗贪婪地舔舐着干燥的木头。energyphysicsnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share舌鳎, 龙脷 A small sole (type of fish)."I ordered fried tongues and chips at the seaside restaurant. "我在海边餐厅点了炸龙脷鱼和薯条。fishfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share绳舌,接绳。 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."The sailboat's new rigging included strong, well-maintained tongues. "这艘帆船的新索具包括结实且维护良好的绳舌。nauticalpartsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share芦苇,簧片 A reed."The musician carefully replaced the worn tongues in his accordion so it would play properly again. "音乐家小心地更换了手风琴里磨损的簧片,这样它就能再次正常演奏了。plantpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share舌状体,舌状岩层 A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction."The geologist pointed out thin tongues of sandstone that extended briefly into the shale layer, then disappeared. "地质学家指出了薄薄的砂岩舌状体,它们短暂地延伸进入页岩层,然后就消失了。geologypartstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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)."Playing wind instruments involves tonguing on the reed or mouthpiece."演奏管乐器需要用吐音法在簧片或吹嘴上进行吹奏。musicsoundtechnicallanguagephoneticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share口交, 舌吻 To manipulate with the tongue, as in kissing or oral sex.bodysexactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share伸出,吐出 To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections."a soil horizon that tongues into clay"一个土壤层像舌头一样伸入粘土层。bodyphysiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share榫接,企口连接。 To join by means of a tongue and groove."to tongue boards together"把木板榫接起来.technicalbuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share说话,闲聊 To talk; to prate."The gossips tongues about who would be laid off next, filling the office with rumors. "流言蜚语者们喋喋不休地谈论着下一个被裁员的人会是谁,办公室里充满了谣言。languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share说话, 讲。 To speak; to utter."The baby tongues her first words, "Mama" and "Dada," to her delighted parents. "宝宝对着高兴的父母,咿呀学语,说出了第一句话“妈妈”和“爸爸”。languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share责骂,斥责。 To chide; to scold."The teacher often tongues students who don't complete their homework. "老师经常责骂不做作业的学生。communicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading