B1 [ C ] the large, soft piece of flesh in the mouth that you can move, and is used for tasting, speaking, etc.舌头
[ U ] the tongue of an animal, used as food(用作食物的动物的)舌头,口条
More examples
The tip of the tongue is sensitive to salt and sweet stimuli and the back of the tongue is sensitive to bitter stimuli.
The horse rasped my hand with his tongue as I fed him the apple.
The poet compares his lover's tongue to a razor blade.
The doctor asked me to stick out my tongue and say 'aah'.
The tour guide kept sticking out her tongue and licking her lips - it was very distracting!
[ C ] a part of an object that is tongue-shaped, especially the piece of material that is under the laces in a shoe舌状物(尤指鞋舌)
[ C ] literary a language语言
[ S ] a person's way of expressing their ideas and feelings说话方式
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