1 [C] the soft part inside your mouth that you can move. You use your tongue for speaking, tasting things, etc. 舌头
☞picture at body 见body插图
2 [C,U] the tongue of some animals, cooked and eaten 口条
3 [C] (formal 正式) a language 语言:
your mother tongue (= the language you learned as a child)你的母语
on the tip of your tongue→TIP¹
put/stick your tongue out to put your tongue outside your mouth as a rude sign to sb 伸舌头(对某人不礼貌的表示)
a slip of the tongue→SLIP²
(with) tongue in cheek done or said as a joke; not intended seriously 开玩笑;说话不当真
tongue/tʌŋ; tʌŋ/n 1 [C] the soft part inside your mouth that you move and use for tasting and speaking 舌头﹐舌: the taste of chocolate on her tongue 她舌头上的巧克力味The girl stuck out her tongue (=put her tongue outside her mouth as a rude sign) at me. 那个女孩朝我吐了一下舌头。2 [C] a language 语言: mother/native tongue (=the first language you learned as a child) 母语3 [C,U] the tongue of a cow or sheep, cooked and eaten cold〔用作食物的〕牛舌﹔羊舌on the tip of your tongue at 见 TIP1a slip of the tongue at 见 SLIP2