Pronunciation: English [t], America [t]
Explanation:
Tongue; language
Lick; Scold; Blow with the tongue
Speak with intransitive verbs; wind instrument
The snake stuck out its tongue and attacked the boy.
The snake stuck out its tongue and attacked the boy.
Deformation: past tense tongue, past participle tongue, present participle tongue, third person singular tongue, plural tongue.
Phrases:
Swearing words hurt people.
Are you kidding? spicily
A glib tongue? Deception and flattery
Tongue twister? tongue twister
tip of the tongue
Keep silent.
Meaning discrimination
Both tongue and language can refer to "language" The difference is:
Tongue refers to "national language", "mother tongue" or "dialect"; Language refers to all kinds of languages, and it can also refer to all nonverbal symbols or actions that express thoughts and feelings. For example:
This dictionary is specially written for people whose mother tongue is not English. This dictionary is specially written for people whose mother tongue is not English.
Music is called the world language. People call music the world language.
Language is the common language; Tongue is mostly used in literature and poetry.