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

• Do you get tongue-tied when you try to talk in English?
  你是否觉得当你试著说英语的时候舌头会打结？
• 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？
• Speaking out loud is the only way to identify awkward words or phrases that can leave you tongue-tied.
  只有通过大声讲话，才能发现那些拗口的字词或短语。
• I described to him the way I had felt when he had looked at me and how incongruous it had been for me to be tongue-tied by it.
  我向他描述他看我时我的感觉如何，及我被他的注视弄得瞠目结舌是多么不合理的一件事。
• When I was having my oral exam, I got so tongue-tied that it was a miracle I could complete a sentence.
  口试的时候，我的舌头打结，而我居然能说出一个完整的句子，这简直是个奇迹。
• I'm the living embodiment of a warship, and I can't talk to you without getting tongue-tied.
  我是一艘战舰的生命体化身，除非把舌头连接在一起，否则我是不能和你说的。
• I get all tongue-tied when I talk to him.
  我跟他说话时舌头都紧张得打结。
• 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。
• I constantly found myself tongue-tied when it came to seeing guests off at the door.
  作为美国人，每当要我送客出门时，我总是舌头打结。
• 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。