mother tongue
英 [ˌmʌðə ˈtʌŋ]
美 [ˌmʌðər ˈtʌŋ]
n. 母语; 本国语
牛津词典
noun
- 母语；本国语
the language that you first learn to speak when you are a child
柯林斯词典
- 母语;本国语;本族语
Yourmother tongueis the language that you learn from your parents when you are a baby.
英英释义
noun
- one's native language
双语例句
- Today students of English, even if English is their mother tongue cannot understand his jokes.
今天学习英语的学生，甚至是以英语为母语的人们，仍然听不懂的玩笑。 - His mother tongue was Korean but spoke fluent English.
他的母语是朝鲜语，但英语流利。 - It means that learners should compare and contrast their mother tongue with the language they are learning.
语言学习者应该把他的母语和他正在学习的外语比较对照一下。 - We've all heard of Chinese people who can't speak a single dialect of their mother tongue.
我们都听到了中国人民谁不能讲母语了单一的方言。 - You're flunking english. that's your mother tongue, and stuff.
你的英文挂了。那是你的母语，这还聪明。 - This is because the deeply rooted thinking that the complete mother tongue exchanges environment educate habit.
这是因为完全的母语交流环境造就的根深蒂固的思维习惯。 - That is, English is the mother tongue used in these countries.
也就是说，英语是这些国家使用的母语。 - First, because Mandarin Chinese is not my mother tongue, I took a two-month crash course.
首先，因为普通话不是我的母语，我先上了两个月的语言课。 - His mother tongue is Portuguese.
他的母语是葡萄牙语。 - It's a must for all those whose mother tongue is not English.
对于那些母语不是英语的外国学生来说，托福考试是必须要通过的。