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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。
使张口结舌；使说不出话
tongue-ties — third person singular of tongue-tie
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使张口结舌；使说不出话
to make someone too nervous or embarrassed to speak clearly
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。
To disconcert or fluster (a person) so that they cannot speak coherently.
tongue-tie
Base
原形
tongue-ties
3rd person
第三人称单数
tongue-tying
-ing
现在分词
tongue-tied
Past
过去式
tongue-tied
Past participle
过去分词
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。
The unexpected question tongue-tied him during the interview.
面试中意外的问题使他结巴了。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The surprise tongue-tie me.
Use this
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。
Not this
I tongue-tie in front of crowds.
Use this
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。
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