tongue-twister

[tʌŋ'twistə]

n. 绕口令

中文词源

tongue-twister 绕口令

tongue,舌头，语言，twist,扭曲。

英文词源

tongue-twister (n.)

1875, in reference to an awkward sentence, 1892 of a deliberately difficult-to-say phrase, from tongue (n.) + agent noun from twist (v.). The first one called by the name is "Miss Smith's fish-sauce shop."

双语例句

1. Teddy clucked his tongue like a disapproving English matron.

特迪咂了咂舌头，活像个不以为然的英国女舍监。

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2. He stuck out his tongue and flared his nostrils.

他伸出舌头，鼻翼扇动着。

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3. I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out.

我走到镜子前面伸出舌头。

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4. Tongue lolling, the dog came lolloping back from the forest.

那只狗伸着舌头从树林里蹒跚地跑回来。

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5. She made a face and stuck out her tongue at him.

她做了个鬼脸，向他吐了吐舌头。

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