" Thus chang meant "using the tip of the tongue to distinguish the flavor, " and it also came to mean "to taste" or "to give expert evidence.

因此，尝就有“用舌头辨别滋味”的意思，也引申出来“试一试”，或“鉴定”的意思。

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Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.

味蕾集中在舌尖、舌根及舌边。

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"I'm sorry," she whispered, nibbling nervously on the very tip of her tongue. "I... Looking back, this is definitely not the way that I... that is... I didn't - don't - want to hurt you, but I..."

“对不起，”她轻声说道，一点一点地吐出字句，“我…回忆了之后，肯定不会是…那是…我从没有——现在也没有——想要伤害你，但我…”。

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The tip of the tongue pushed against the back of the teeth, a soft sound.

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The Austrian glassware company Riedel, for instance, makes a glass for dessert wine that is curved into a tulip shape in order to launch the wine away from the tip of the tongue and onto the middle and side of the tongue.

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Strong vanilla taste on the tip and sides of the tongue, wood smoke flavors in the center of the mouth.

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