汤姆吓得说不出话。

Tom was too scared to say anything.

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Sentence Composition

1 汤姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
=2 吓 hè
  1. to scare
  2. to intimidate
  3. to threaten
  4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut
  5. (interjection showing astonishment)
=2 吓 xià
  1. to frighten
  2. to scare
=3 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=3 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=3 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=3 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
=4 说不出 shuōbuchū unable to say
=4 说不出 shuōbùchū
  1. indescribable, unspeakable, inexpressible, ineffable
  2. speechless
=5 话 huà
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said

classifiers: 種, 席, 句, 口, 番
=5 话 huà old variant of 话 huà