tongue-tied

英 [ˈtʌŋ taɪd]

美 [ˈtʌŋ taɪd]

adj.  (因害羞或紧张)张口结舌的，说不出话来的

牛津词典

adj.

• （因害羞或紧张）张口结舌的，说不出话来的
  not able to speak because you are shy or nervous

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (因害羞、紧张等)张口结舌的，说不出话的
  If someone istongue-tied, they are unable to say anything because they feel shy or nervous.
  1. In their presence I became self-conscious and tongue-tied.
     当着他们的面，我有些难为情，说不出话来。

英英释义

adj

• unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
  1. felt tongue-tied with embarrassment
  2. incoherent with grief
  Synonym:incoherent

双语例句

• Whenever I see my crush, I get completely tongue-tied and can't say a word.
  每次我看见我的心上人时，我就舌头打结，说不出话来。
• When he was introduced to the famous actress, he was so nervous that he was tongue-tied.
  当他被介绍给那位著名女演员时竟紧张得张口结舌，哑口无言。
• Tongue-tied and not good at school, the young Beckham was an obsessive footballer.
  贝克汉姆年幼时不善言辞，学习成绩也不太好，但痴迷于踢球。
• Whenever I talk in front of an audience, I got tongue-tied.
  一面对观众讲话，我就结结巴巴的。
• A tongue-tied silence was suddenly broken.
  突然，沉默无言的局面被打破了。
• He was stumped by the questions and remained tongue-tied for a good while.
  他被问得张口结舌，半天说不出话来。
• Does the idea of expressing your feelings to someone you care for make you feel nervous and tongue-tied?
  对你关心的人的表达你的感受，一想到这个是否让你感到紧张，舌头打结？
• I'm never sure if I'm getting the best price, and most of the time I get all tongue-tied when I start haggling.
  我总也不知道是不是买到了好价钱，大部分时间都是刚一开口侃价舌头就不听使唤了。
• He met a very beautiful woman at the party and was tongue-tied.
  在派对上他遇见一个美女，立马害羞的舌头打结。
• It's not unusual for someone to be a little tongue-tied around a new group of people.
  在一群新认识的人面前就好像被绑住了舌头，这样的事并不少见。