get your tongue around
US /ɡɛt jʊər tʌŋ əˈraʊnd/
UK /ɡɛt jʊər tʌŋ əˈraʊnd/
1.
念出, 学会发音
to be able to pronounce a difficult word or phrase
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I can't quite get my tongue around that German word.
我不太能念出那个德语单词。
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It took him a while to get his tongue around the new vocabulary.
他花了一段时间才学会发音新词汇。
2.
理解, 领会
to understand or comprehend something difficult or complex
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It's hard to get your tongue around the concept of quantum physics.
很难理解量子物理学的概念。
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She struggled to get her tongue around the complex legal jargon.
她努力理解复杂的法律术语。