Translations for „tongue-twister“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

tongue-twister N

tongue-twister

绕口令 ràokǒulìng

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English

Many tongue-twisters use a combination of alliteration and rhyme.

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Blood pressure readings are taken using a tongue-twister of an instrument called sphygmomanometer.

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This hormone, with a tongue-twister name, is produced by the small intestine and travels to the brain to produce feelings of fullness.

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Traditionally, consonance has been used to emphasize or imitate a sound in formal poetry but is often used in modern days to create a tongue-twister effect.

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The second fall-blooming family is a tongue-twister called colchicum.

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It's a bit of a tongue-twister but once you get to know it, it proves to be quite mouth watering.

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There are physical limits to how quickly we can form sounds, as anyone who has attempted a tongue-twister can attest.

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This tongue-twister of a song will surely be a trendsetter.

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Like the band's name, the album title is a tongue-twister.

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There are beginner and grammar courses, vocabulary lessons, as well as courses with tongue-twisters, sayings and songs.

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