tongue /tʌŋ/ n. ［c］1.舌头：hold one’s tongue 保持缄默；tie one’s tongue 封住某人的嘴The doctor asked me to put out my tongue.医生要我伸出舌头。［注］作食品时是不可数名词，如： We should like smoked tongue for breakfast. 我们喜欢用熏口条作早餐。2.语言：one’s mother tongue 母语；in one’s own tongue 用本国语说She spoke the English tongue very well. 她英国话讲得很好。