| 词汇 | tongue-tied |
| 释义 | tongue-tied adjective uk /ˈtʌŋ.taɪd/ us /ˈtʌŋ.taɪd/ If you get tongue-tied, you find it difficult to express yourself, usually because you are nervous.（通常因紧张而）张口结舌的，说不出话的 Synonyms inarticulate incoherent Opposites articulate fluent(LANGUAGE) Falling silent and not speaking be (on) non-speakersidiom bite bite something back bite your tongueidiom button your lipidiom clam clam up draw mouth quiet radio silence silence is goldenidiom speak speechlessly speechlessness stick stick in someone's throatidiom tight-lipped unsaid wordless tongue-tied | American Dictionarytongue-tied adjective us/ˈtʌŋˌtɑɪd/ having difficulty in speaking, usually because of being nervous: I was practically tongue-tied. Examples of tongue-tiedtongue-tied The experimenter noted whether children answered correctly, refused to answer, made a consistent articulation substitution error, or were tongue-tied. Items on which the child was tongue-tied were repeated; incorrect responses did not count as tongue-tied. They cannot express what they want to say and become tongue-tied and inhibited. This means, in our present context, that parents are not exempted from their responsibilities if their children are tongue-tied or have only four fingers on each hand. In the first, he is tongue-tied with embarrassed desire, and she is only just recovering from the aesthetic shell shock so famously described at the opening of chapter 21. Only those who have appeared in the courts know how a young person can be completely tongue-tied and unable to express himself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He certainly was not tongue-tied, because in the next column he took up the questioning again on something completely different. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He found men who had previously been always tongue-tied talking quite freely to the boys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen inarticulate, tongue-tied children transformed into confident, articulate youngsters, and potential young trouble-makers creatively diverted from mischief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has not been noticeable in the debate that the judges, for instance, are tongue-tied about them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tenant, a woman, was tongue-tied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are a number of people who go to these courts who are nervous, tongue-tied, perhaps ill-educated, and occasionally almost illiterate, and they are generally not legally represented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some people are lucky and may be able to have a friend to represent them, but others may have friends who are just as tongue-tied as they are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is now apparently tongue-tied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will be incoherent and tongue-tied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of tongue-tied These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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