tongue 音标拼音: [t'ʌŋ]
n . 舌,语言能力,讲话的方式,口语
vt . 以舌触,舔,闲谈,斥责
vi . 吹管乐器
舌,语言能力,讲话的方式,口语以舌触,舔,闲谈,斥责吹管乐器
tongue n 1 :
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [
synonym : {
tongue },
{
lingua }, {
glossa }, {
clapper }]
2 :
a human written or spoken language used by a community ;
opposed to e .
g .
a computer language [
synonym : {
natural language },
{
tongue }] [
ant : {
artificial language }]
3 :
any long thin projection that is transient ; "
tongues of flame licked at the walls "; "
rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark " [
synonym : {
tongue }, {
knife }]
4 :
a manner of speaking ; "
he spoke with a thick tongue "; "
she has a glib tongue "
5 :
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [
synonym :
{
spit }, {
tongue }]
6 :
the tongue of certain animals used as meat 7 :
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot 8 :
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side [
synonym : {
clapper }, {
tongue }]
v 1 :
articulate by tonguing ,
as when playing wind instruments 2 :
lick or explore with the tongue Radula \
Rad "
u *
la \ (
r [
a ^]
d "[-
u ]*
l [.
a ]),
n .;
pl . {
Radulae }
(
r [
a ^]
d "[-
u ]*
l [=
e ]). [
L .,
a scraper ,
fr .
radere to scrape .]
(
Zool .)
The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks ; --
called also {
lingual ribbon },
and {
tongue }.
See {
Odontophore }.
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Tongue \
Tongue \,
n . [
OE .
tunge ,
tonge ,
AS .
tunge ;
akin to OFries .
tunge ,
D .
tong ,
OS .
tunga ,
G .
zunge ,
OHG .
zunga ,
Icel . &
Sw .
tunga ,
Dan tunge ,
Goth .
tugg [=
o ],
OL .
dingua ,
L .
lingua . [
root ]
243 Cf .{
Language }, {
Lingo }. ]
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1 . (
Anat .)
an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch .
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Note :
The tongue is usually muscular ,
mobile ,
and free at one extremity ,
and in man other mammals is the principal organ of taste ,
aids in the prehension of food ,
in swallowing ,
and in modifying the voice as in speech .
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To make his English sweet upon his tongue .
--
Chaucer .
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2 .
The power of articulate utterance ;
speech .
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Parrots imitating human tongue . --
Dryden .
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3 .
Discourse ;
fluency of speech or expression .
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Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together .
--
L .
Estrange .
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4 .
Honorable discourse ;
eulogy . [
Obs .]
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She was born noble ;
let that title find her a private grave ,
but neither tongue nor honor . --
Beau .
&
Fl .
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5 .
A language ;
the whole sum of words used by a particular nation ;
as ,
the English tongue . --
Chaucer .
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Whose tongue thou shalt not understand . --
Deut .
xxviii .
49 .
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To speak all tongues . --
Milton .
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6 .
Speech ;
words or declarations only ; --
opposed to thoughts or actions .
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My little children ,
let us love in word ,
neither in tongue ,
but in deed and in truth . --
1 John iii .
18 .
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7 .
A people having a distinct language .
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A will gather all nations and tongues . --
Isa .
lxvi .
18 .
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8 . (
Zool .)
(
a )
The lingual ribbon ,
or odontophore ,
of a mollusk .
(
b )
The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly .
(
c )
The lingua of an insect .
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9 . (
Zool .)
Any small sole .
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10 .
That which is considered as resembing an animal '
s tongue ,
in position or form .
Specifically :
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(
a )
A projection ,
or slender appendage or fixture ;
as ,
the tongue of a buckle ,
or of a balance .
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(
b )
A projection on the side ,
as of a board ,
which fits into a groove .
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(
c )
A point ,
or long ,
narrow strip of land ,
projecting from the mainland into a sea or a lake .
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(
d )
The pole of a vehicle ;
especially ,
the pole of an ox cart ,
to the end of which the oxen are yoked .
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(
e )
The clapper of a bell .
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(
f ) (
Naut .)
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 .
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(
g ) (
Mus .)
Same as {
Reed },
n .,
5 .
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{
To hold the tongue },
to be silent .
{
Tongue bone } (
Anat .),
the hyoid bone .
{
Tongue grafting }.
See under {
Grafting }.
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Syn :
Language ;
speech ;
expression .
See {
Language }.
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Tongue \
Tongue \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Tongued };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Tonguing }.]
1 .
To speak ;
to utter . "
Such stuff as madmen tongue ." --
Shak .
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2 .
To chide ;
to scold .
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How might she tongue me . --
Shak .
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3 . (
Mus .)
To modulate or modify with the tongue ,
as notes ,
in playing the flute and some other wind instruments .
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4 .
To join means of a tongue and grove ;
as ,
to tongue boards together .
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Tongue \
Tongue \,
v .
i .
1 .
To talk ;
to prate . --
Dryden .
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2 . (
Mus .)
To use the tongue in forming the notes ,
as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments .
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189 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tongue ":
Maypole ,
abatis ,
aftertaste ,
alveolar ridge ,
alveolus ,
apex ,
argot ,
articulation ,
arytenoid cartilages ,
back ,
bagpipe ,
bar ,
baste ,
bell ,
berate ,
bill ,
bitter ,
blade ,
blow ,
blow a horn ,
blunder ,
boob ,
brains ,
breakwater ,
bugle ,
cape ,
carillon ,
carpet ,
chersonese ,
chew out ,
chimes ,
chitterlings ,
church bell ,
clapper ,
clarion ,
cockscomb ,
coral reef ,
cowbell ,
delta ,
dialect ,
dinner bell ,
dinner gong ,
doodle ,
doorbell ,
dorsum ,
double -
tongue ,
facetiously ,
faux pas ,
fife ,
fire bell ,
flagstaff ,
flavor ,
flute ,
foreland ,
gaffe ,
giblets ,
gizzard ,
gong ,
gong bell ,
gust ,
hand bell ,
hard palate ,
haslet ,
head ,
headland ,
heart ,
hook ,
idiom ,
in fun ,
in jest ,
jaw ,
jestingly ,
jingle bell ,
jocularly ,
jokingly ,
keep mum ,
kidneys ,
language ,
langue ,
lap ,
larynx ,
lick ,
lingo ,
lingua ,
linguistic act ,
lip ,
lips ,
liver ,
locution ,
marrow ,
mistake ,
mouth ,
mull ,
nasal cavity ,
naze ,
ness ,
oral cavity ,
palate ,
parlance ,
parol ,
parole ,
passing bell ,
patois ,
peninsula ,
personal usage ,
pharyngeal cavity ,
pharynx ,
phonation ,
phraseology ,
pipe ,
point ,
pole ,
promontory ,
rail ,
rate ,
reef ,
relish ,
rod ,
sacring bell ,
salt ,
sandspit ,
sapidity ,
sapor ,
savor ,
savoriness ,
say nothing ,
scape ,
sequence of phonemes ,
shaft ,
sheepbell ,
shut up ,
sleigh bell ,
slip ,
smack ,
soft palate ,
sound ,
sour ,
speaking ,
speech ,
speech act ,
speech organ ,
spit ,
spur ,
stalk ,
stem ,
stick ,
stomach ,
string ,
sweet ,
sweetbread ,
syrinx ,
talk ,
tang ,
taste ,
taste bud ,
teeth ,
teeth ridge ,
telephone bell ,
the spoken word ,
tintinnabulum ,
tip ,
toot ,
tooth ,
tootle ,
totem pole ,
triangle ,
tripe ,
triple -
tongue ,
trumpet ,
tweedle ,
upbraid ,
usage ,
utterance ,
utterance string ,
velum ,
vernacular ,
vocable ,
vocal chink ,
vocal cords ,
vocal folds ,
vocal processes ,
voice ,
voice box ,
whimsically ,
whistle ,
wind ,
wind the horn ,
word ,
word of mouth
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