Word
tongue-tying
使张口结舌；使说不出话
tongue-tying is the present participle of tongue-tie.
to make someone too nervous or embarrassed to speak clearly
- 1.
To disconcert or fluster (a person) so that they cannot speak coherently.
使慌乱或窘迫而不能连贯讲话。
使慌乱或窘迫而不能连贯讲话。；使发音不清
In use
The unexpected question tongue-tied me for a moment.
Public speaking always tongue-ties me, even when I have prepared well.
She was completely tongue-tied by the interviewer's rude remark.
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。
be tongue-tied by sth
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。
Verb forms
base tongue-tie · third person tongue-ties · -ing tongue-tying · past tongue-tied · past participle tongue-tied
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。
Common mistakes
The surprise tongue-tie me.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。
I tongue-tie in front of crowds.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。
Connections
Confusing words
- tongue-tied
- 张口结舌的, 说不出话的 · 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。
Word family
- tongue-ties
- plural, third person singular
- tongue-tied
- past, past participle
- tongue-tying
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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