tongue-tie sb
主动语态，表示某事使某人一时说不出话。
The shocking news tongue-tied him.
这个令人震惊的消息使他哑口无言。
使慌乱或窘迫而不能连贯讲话。；使发音不清
to make someone too nervous or embarrassed to speak clearly
使慌乱或窘迫而不能连贯讲话。
To disconcert or fluster (a person) so that they cannot speak coherently.
一般现在时
The fear of public speaking tongue-ties many people.
对公众演讲的恐惧使许多人发音不清。
一般过去时
The unexpected question tongue-tied him during the interview.
面试中意外的问题使他结巴了。
现在完成时
The nervousness has tongue-tied the candidate.
紧张使候选人一直发音不清。
规则动词，但需注意现在分词要去掉末尾的e再加-ing；过去式和过去分词直接加-d。
The unexpected question tongue-tied me for a moment.
这个意想不到的问题让我一时说不出话来。
用法提示：tongue-tie 的过去式 tongue-tied 作动词，表示‘使…说不出话’，描述过去事件。
Public speaking always tongue-ties me, even when I have prepared well.
公开演讲总是让我张口结舌，即使我准备充分。
用法提示：tongue-ties 是 tongue-tie 的第三人称单数形式，表示‘使…说不出话’这一经常性情况。
She was completely tongue-tied by the interviewer's rude remark.
她被面试官粗鲁的话弄得完全说不出话来。
用法提示：tongue-tied 是 tongue-tie 的过去分词，用于被动语态，表示‘被弄得说不出话’。
主动语态，表示某事使某人一时说不出话。
The shocking news tongue-tied him.
这个令人震惊的消息使他哑口无言。
被动结构，强调因某事物而说不出话。
He was tongue-tied by her beauty.
他被她的美貌弄得说不出话来。
grammar · medium
易错句子The surprise tongue-tie me.
正确表达The surprise tongue-tied me.
tongue-tie 是动词，过去式应为 tongue-tied，不能直接用原形表示过去时。
grammar · medium
易错句子I tongue-tie in front of crowds.
正确表达I get tongue-tied in front of crowds.
tongue-tie 是及物动词，不可直接用作不及物动词表示状态；应使用形容词 tongue-tied 与系动词搭配。
tongue-tie是动词，表示使（某人）说不出话；tongue-tied是形容词，表示因紧张或羞涩而说不出话的。
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