| 单词 | forked tongue |
| 释义 | forked tongue noun uk/ˌfɔːkt ˈtʌŋ/us/ˌfɔːrkt ˈtʌŋ/speak with a forked tongue totellliesor say one thing andmeansomethingelse 说谎话；口是心非，言不由衷Lies, lying & hypocrisy
Examplesofforked tongueforked tongue This is a case of applying double standards and speaking with aforkedtongue. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Then his party will not be accused of speaking with aforkedtongueon this issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one has a monopoly on distributing leaflets or talking to electors with what is sometimes called aforkedtongue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I begin to wonder which party he represents because he speaks with aforkedtongue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is speaking withforkedtongue, the breaking of promises and picking on the most vulnerable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To some extent, he has spoken withforkedtongueon the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have a perfectforkedtonguetale to tell. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If, however, he is speaking the truth, someone else is speaking with aforkedtongue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems that they are speaking with aforkedtongueon that issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not speak with aforkedtongue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They must stop speaking on this subject with aforkedtongue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, some of those who ask for a consolidation and for a slow down in the pace of change speak with aforkedtongue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He speaks with aforkedtongue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theirforkedtongue, which flick in and out to taste the chemical nature of the surrounding environment, are reminiscent of those of snakes. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Reptiles smell using the tip of their tongue, and aforkedtongueallows them to sense from which direction a smell is coming. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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