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nounverb He clicked his tongue to attract their attention. 他咂嘴发出啧啧声以吸引他们的注意。 She ran her tongue over her lips. 她用舌头舔着嘴唇。 It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people. 向别人吐舌头是非常不礼貌的。 a slice of ox tongue一片牛口条 None of the tribes speak the same tongue. 这些部落所说的语言都不相同。 I tried speaking to her in her native tongue. 我试着用她的本族语和她说话。 He has a sharp tongue. 他说话尖酸刻薄。 (formal) I'll thank you to keep a civil tongue in your head (= speak politely). 请你说话讲究礼貌。 sharp-tongued说话尖刻的 a tongue of flame火舌 I didn't believe her explanation but I bit my tongue. 我不相信她的解释，但我忍着没有说出来。 What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? He was having trouble getting his tongue around my name. A bottle of wine had loosened Harry's tongue. 一瓶酒下肚，哈里的话匣子便打开了。 It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it? 这个名字叫起来拗口，是不是？ His sudden resignation set tongues wagging. Did I call you Richard? Sorry, Robert, just a slip of the tongue. 我刚才是不是叫你理查德了？对不起，罗伯特，我是一时口误。 Before she could find her tongue= speak the door had closed behind him. Everyone knows now, thanks to Ken’s loose tongue. He has a reputation for having a sharp tongue. He ran his tongue nervously over his lips. He said it was a slip of the tongue= a mistake in speaking and apologized. His tongue licked dry lips. It was on the tip of her tongue to refuse. It’s not a name that exactly trips off the tongue. She could hear men whispering in a foreign tongue. She could tear a character to pieces in three minutes with her sharp tongue. She speaks English and Danish, though her native tongue is German. She was dying to say something sarcastic to him, but bit her tongue and stayed silent. The dog lay in a patch of shade with its tongue hanging out. The snake’s tongue flicked out of its mouth. The wine had loosened his tongue. They were speaking a foreign tongue. This is a small island and tongues are beginning to wag. Tongues of flame licked up the walls. You just watch your tongue! I tried speaking to her in her mother tongue. The market place was full of people speaking many strange tongues. |