tongue /tʌŋ/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
• (n.) any long thin projection that is transient
• (n.) a manner of speaking

Chinese translation

• n. 舌, 语言能力, 讲话方式, 语言
• vt. 舔, 斥责, 发...的音
• vi. 使用舌头, 吹管乐器

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/tʌŋ/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.37 · Rare

Word forms

tonguing, tongued, tongues

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