n.

1. 舌，舌头[C]
   tongue depressor

   压舌板，压舌片（检查口腔喉咙时用的）

   The doctor told the boy to put out his tongue.

   医生告诉男孩把舌头伸出来。

2. 说话能力（或方式）；口才[the S]
   She has a bitter tongue.

   她说话刻薄。

3. 语言；方言；口语[C]
   My mother tongue is Spanish.

   我的母语是西班牙语。

4. 舌状物（岬，火舌，秤的指针等）[C]
5. （牛等烹饪用）舌肉[C][U]
6. 【俚】律师[C]

vt.

1. 舔
2. 用舌吹（管乐器）
3. 发（音）

vi.

1. 用舌吹奏管乐器
2. 【罕】说话；饶舌
3. （地等）呈舌形突出[Q]

n.

1. the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech.
   ▸the tongue of an ox or lamb, as food.
2. a person's style or manner of speaking.
3. a particular language.
4. a strip of leather or fabric under the laces in a shoe, attached only at the front end.
5. the free-swinging metal piece inside a bell which strikes the bell to produce the sound.
6. a long, low promontory of land.
7. a projecting strip on a wooden board fitting into a groove on another.
8. the vibrating reed of a musical instrument or organ pipe.

v.

1. Music  sound (a note) distinctly on a wind instrument by interrupting the air flow with the tongue.
2. lick or caress with the tongue.