张口结舌

参考释义

张口结舌[zhāngkǒujiéshé]

• -（理屈词穷，无话可说）beagapeandtongue-tied;beatalossforwords;bestumpedby...;beunabletofindanythingtosay;gapingandspeechless;loseone'stongue;One'stongueglueditselftotheroofofone'smouth.;One'stonguerefusedtomove.;openthemouthandholdthetongue--cannotanswer;tongue-tied:

  Hewasstumpedbythequestionsandremainedtongue-tiedforagoodwhile.他被问得张口结舌，半天说不出话来。

  Broughtbeforetheevidenceofhiscrimes,hewasawe-struckandcouldsaynothinginhisdefence.罪证俱在，他张口结舌，无言以对。

  -（惊异得说不出话来）gapewithastonishment[wonder];gapingatwithwonder