Транскрипции: британская ˈtʌŋ taɪd американская ˈtʌŋ taɪd
💡 Определение слова: not able to speak because you are shy or nervous
✍ Пример использования: I always get nervous and tongue-tied in interviews.
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Краткое описание слова + примеры использования
**Tongue-tied** — это выражение, которое означает неспособность говорить свободно или выражать свои мысли из-за нервозности, смущения или недостатка уверенности.
Вот несколько примеров использования этого слова:
1. I was so nervous during the interview that I became tongue-tied and couldn't answer most of the questions.
2. She was tongue-tied when she met him for the first time and couldn't think of anything to say.
3. He was tongue-tied in front of the audience and stumbled over his words during the speech.
4. The shy boy was so tongue-tied that he couldn't even introduce himself to the new classmates.
5. The teacher was surprised when the usually talkative student became tongue-tied during the test.