tongues

n. (pl.)
1. foreign languages,knowledge of foreign languages外国语，外国语知识。
△Gent.4. 1. 33: “Have you thetongues?”你懂得外国语吗？
△Tw. 1. 3. 99 (92): “Iwould I had bestowed that time in the tongues，”i. e.in the study of foreign languages. 我真该把那些时间用在学习几种外国语上面。
2. foreign languages. (punning upon) tongs外国语，（双关）卷发钳。
△Tw. 1. 3. 102 (95):“Then hadst thou hadan excellent head of hair.” (Sir Toby puns upontongues and tongs which were at that period pro-nounced alike.)那么你就会有一头很好的头发。(按：托比爵十将发音相近的“外国语” tongues和“卷发钳” tongs故意混淆以双关取笑。)