tongue-tied meaning in Chinese
舌头短的；张口结舌的。
Examples
- He remained tongue-tied for a long time .
他半天说不出话来。 - Everybody is tongue-tied at the meeting .
会上大家都闷住了。 - He was stumped by the questions and remained tongue-tied for a good while .
他被问得张口结舌，半天说不出话来。 - Molone, though a ceaseless talker when there were only men present, was usually tongue-tied in the presence of ladies .
马龙这个人，虽说在全是男客的场合上，是个滔滔不绝的健谈家，可是，一有太太小姐们在场，往往就结结巴巴。