tongue /tʌŋ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking. 舌头

  例：

  I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out.

  我走到镜子前伸出舌头。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT You can use tongue to refer to the kind of things that a person says. 话语

  例：

  She had a nasty tongue.

  她满口脏话。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A tongue is a language. 语言 [文学性]

  例：

  The French feel passionately about their native tongue.

  法国人非常热爱他们的母语。

• 4. 

  PHRASE A tongue-in-cheek remark or attitude is not serious, although it may seem to be. 无诚意的

  例：

  ...a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach.

  …一种漫不经心、无诚意的态度。

• 5. 

  to bite your tongue →see bite