"freeze up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 凍結
• 卡住 (情緒/機器)

Definition

由於害怕、緊張或技術問題，突然停止動作、說話或運作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語。用於人時，表示因緊張或害怕而僵住或說不出話；用於機器時，表示暫時卡住或失靈。不要與指結冰的“freeze”混淆。

Examples

When I speak in public, I sometimes freeze up.

我在公眾演講時有時會**凍結**。

My computer will freeze up if I open too many programs.

如果我打開太多程式，電腦會**卡住**。

He tried to answer, but just froze up from nerves.

他試圖回答，但因緊張**凍結**了。

I totally froze up when my boss called on me in the meeting.

老闆在會議上叫我時，我完全**僵住了**。

The screen just froze up and nothing would work.

螢幕一下子**卡住**，什麼都不能動。

Whenever I have to talk to strangers, I kind of freeze up.

每次跟陌生人說話，我都會**僵住**。