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tonguen.
1. language语言。
△H. V. 5. 2. 311 (286):“Our tongueis rough,coz，”我们的语言是粗直的，兄弟。
△Ado. 5. 1.171 (166):“he hath the tongues.” i.e. he is a masterof foreign languages.他通好几种语言。
double tongue: deceitful tongue,a sign of duplicity撒谎的舌头（口是心非的表现）。
△ Ado. 5. 1. 174 (169):“There’s a double tongue,there’s two tongues.”这是 一条骗人的舌头，会说两种话。
2. voice嗓音。
△Rom. 2. 3. 32:“What early tongue sosweet saluteth me?”大清早是准的温柔的声音向我敬礼？
3. ❶organ of speech 舌头。
❷language,style ofspeech言语，说法。
△Ham. 5. 2. 132 (125): “Is’t not possible to understand in another tongue?”你这种怪话到别人嘴里，你就不懂了吗？(又译：换个说法，不就可以懂了吗？)Phrases:
bestow the tongue on: i. e. scold对… 使用舌头，责骂。
△Oth. 2. 1. 100: “would she give you so much ofher lips / As of her tongue she oft bestows on me.”i. e. if she gave you her lips (i. e. kissed you) as readi-ly as she gives me her tongue (i. e. scolded me). 要是她把嘴唇献给你，就像她拿舌头对付我的次数一样多。bite one’s tongue: i.e.be silent,keep silence咬住自己的舌头，（即）沉默不语，保持沉默。
△2H.vi. 1. 1. 231 (230):“So York must sit and fret and bite his tongue,/While his own lands are bargained for and sold. ”约克也得这样坐着发愁、沉默小语，眼看着他自己的土地被人讨价还价出卖掉。
have tongue at will: can speak freely能说会道。
△Oth.2. 1. 149: “Had tongue at will,and yet was neverloud，”能说会道，但从不吵闹。
the world’s large tongue: universal report万口传说，普遍传闻。
△L.L.L.5.2. 850 (842): “and the world’slarge tongue / Proclaim you for a man replete withmocks，”一般的舆论(又译：世间的长舌)都说你是满嘴的嘲弄揶揄。 tongue舌头位于口腔底部的肌肉性器官，为主要的味觉器官。舌根与颈部的呈U形结构的舌骨相连。舌背有许多微小突起物，上有司味觉的味蕾。舌头能够帮助咀嚼，而且是重要的发音器官。 tongue[tʌŋ]n. 舌，语言
◇ a slip of the tongue 口误
find one’s tongue 终于开口
hold one’s tongue 缄默
keep a civil tongue 措辞严谨
with one’s tongue in one’s cheek 假心假意地，无心说出来
‖ tongue twister 绕口令
tongue-in-cheek adj.不认真的 adv. 无诚意地
tongue-lash v.斥责，谴责
tongue-sensibility n. 语感
tongue-tied adj. 发音不清的
tonguester[ˈtʌŋstə(r)]n.唠叨的人，爱说三道四的人 |