Tie a person's tongue
[法] 使某人禁口不言
🧩 词语组成解析
tie
[taɪ]
n. 关系;领带，绳子;平局;束缚，限制;
vt. （用线、绳等）系;（在线、绳上）打结;连接;与…成平局;
vi. 打结，系上;平局;被用带（或绳子等）系住;
tongue
[tʌŋ]
n. 舌头，喙;语言，方言;演说，鞋舌;[复]口才;
vt. 用舌吹;舔;嵌接;[古]批评，指责;
vi. 吹奏（管乐器）;运用舌法发音;突出;
🗣️ 情景例句
I'd never been away from home,
我从来没有离开过家，
When it started raining, I was reading books.
当开始下雨的时候，我再看书。
and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.
我们只要看一看蝙蝠回声定位这一极不寻常的发现，就可以探究一下声音在什么情况下有绝对的实用价值。