英语词汇“to click one's tongue”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. transitive. to click one's tongue: to produce a sharp clicking sound with the tongue, esp. to express disapproval, irritation, or commiseration, or to call or urge forward an animal. See click n.¹ 5b.

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1851 R. Waddington tr. F. M. von Bodenstedt Morning-land I. xii. 183 The bearded coachman clicked his tongue, the knowing horses pricked up their ears with brisk intelligence.

1892 E. W. Hornung Under Two Skies 193 ‘It's very sad,’ said Willock, clicking his tongue and affecting concern.

1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas xviii. 203 He was clicking his tongue in gentle self-reproach.

1975 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 5 July 9 ‘Yo, food costs too much,’ the women said, clicking their tongues.

1991 M. Tully No Full Stops in India (1992) i. 49 A young boy walked behind the bullocks, clicking his tongue, flicking their tails and occasionally thwacking them with a stick of sugar cane.

2003 C. Birch Turn again Home iv. 69 Mam clicked her tongue. ‘Oh, well,’ she said, ‘I suppose it's about time. Still, there's no fool like an old fool.’

单词	to click one's tongue
释义	> as lemmas to click one's tongue a. transitive. to click one's tongue: to produce a sharp clicking sound with the tongue, esp. to express disapproval, irritation, or commiseration, or to call or urge forward an animal. See click n.¹ 5b. ΚΠ 1851 R. Waddington tr. F. M. von Bodenstedt Morning-land I. xii. 183 The bearded coachman clicked his tongue, the knowing horses pricked up their ears with brisk intelligence. 1892 E. W. Hornung Under Two Skies 193 ‘It's very sad,’ said Willock, clicking his tongue and affecting concern. 1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas xviii. 203 He was clicking his tongue in gentle self-reproach. 1975 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 5 July 9 ‘Yo, food costs too much,’ the women said, clicking their tongues. 1991 M. Tully No Full Stops in India (1992) i. 49 A young boy walked behind the bullocks, clicking his tongue, flicking their tails and occasionally thwacking them with a stick of sugar cane. 2003 C. Birch Turn again Home iv. 69 Mam clicked her tongue. ‘Oh, well,’ she said, ‘I suppose it's about time. Still, there's no fool like an old fool.’ extracted from clickv.¹ < as lemmas
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