"find your tongue" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 找到话语（重新开口说话）

Definition

在因紧张、害怕或不知所措而沉默后，再次开口说话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一种惯用表达，比喻在沉默或紧张之后终于开口说话。多见于正式或文学场合，常见否定或反问用法。

Examples

After a long silence, he finally found his tongue and answered.

长时间沉默后，他终于**找到了话语**回答了。

She couldn't find her tongue when the teacher asked her a question.

老师提问时，她**找不到话语**说话。

It took him a few minutes to find his tongue after the shocking news.

听到惊人的消息后，他过了几分钟才**找回话语**。

Come on, did you finally find your tongue or what?

怎么样，你终于**找到话语**了吗？

Everyone was waiting for her to find her tongue and say something at the meeting.

每个人都在等她**找到话语**，在会议上说句话。

He was so embarrassed he couldn't find his tongue for the rest of the evening.

他很尴尬，整晚都**找不到话语**说话。