| 释义 |
tong
I. \ˈtäŋ, ˈtȯŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English tonge, alteration of tange tang
1. dialect : tang
2. dialect : tine
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: imitative
transitive verb
dialect : to cause (a bell) to give out a deep resonant tone
intransitive verb
dialect : to give out a deep resonant tone
III. noun
(-s)
dialect : a deep sound given out by a large bell
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from singular of tongs
: tongs
V. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: tongs
transitive verb
: to take, gather, hold, or handle with tongs
< tong oysters >
< tong logs >
— often used with up
intransitive verb
: to use tongs : take or gather something with tongs
VI. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Chinese (Cant) t'ong hall, meeting place
: a secret society or fraternal organization especially among the Chinese in the United States formerly notorious for gang warfare and popularly associated with racketeering, gambling, and traffic in narcotics
VII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Afrikaans, tongue, flatfish, from Middle Dutch tonge, tong; akin to Old English tunge tongue — more at tongue
: a large commercially important southern African flatfish (Australoglossus pectoralis) much depleted by overfishing; also : a closely related fish (A. microlepis) distinguished by its minute scales |