words fail someone

短语
中文释义
英 /ˈwɜːdz feɪl ˈsʌmwʌn/    美 /ˈwɝdz feɪl ˈsʌmˌwʌn/

英文释义

短语
  1. Someone is incapable of describing something with words, especially due to fear, shock, or surprise. idiomatic
    — Nature has given me the passion for poesy, but refused me the boon of words and the faculty of expressing my thoughts. I think deeply, but when I wish to speak words fail me. If I wish to write, it is still worse.

词形变化

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