Have you ever wanted to use a phrase to express that you are scared or frightened? Maybe you even want to describe a scary situation using an idiom? Here is a list of different idioms you can use to do this. Have fun reading them and learning new, fun ways of expressing yourself.
你有沒(méi)有想過(guò)用一個(gè)短語(yǔ)來(lái)表達(dá)你害怕或害怕?也許你甚至想用一個(gè)成語(yǔ)描述一個(gè)可怕的情況?下面是一個(gè)可以用來(lái)做這件事的不同習(xí)慣用法的列表。閱讀它們并學(xué)習(xí)新的、有趣的表達(dá)自己的方式。
Idioms for being afraid, frightened
害怕、擔(dān)心的習(xí)語(yǔ)
Afraid of one’s own shadow.
草木皆兵
When someone is so scared they may jump when they think their own shadow is another person.
當(dāng)某人如此害怕時(shí),當(dāng)他們認(rèn)為自己的影子是另一個(gè)人時(shí),他們可能會(huì)跳起來(lái)。
That movie got me so scared that I was afraid of my own shadow!
那部電影嚇得我膽戰(zhàn)心驚!
1. Heebie-jeebies
1.焦躁不安
These unusual words are used to express a feeling of fear and being uncomfortable.
這些不尋常的詞語(yǔ)用來(lái)表達(dá)恐懼和不舒服的感覺(jué)。
That movie gave me the heebie-jeebies.
那部電影讓我焦躁不安。
2. Make your blood run cold
2.膽戰(zhàn)心驚
Many people say that when they are scared, it makes them feel very cold all of a sudden.
很多人說(shuō)當(dāng)他們害怕的時(shí)候,會(huì)突然感到血液凝結(jié)。
My blood ran cold it scared me so much.
它嚇到我膽戰(zhàn)心驚。
3. Jumped out of my skin!
3.魂飛魄散
Have you ever gotten scared so quickly that it felt like your whole body jumped without you even moving?
你有沒(méi)有過(guò)這么快就被嚇到魂飛魄散?
It was such a fright that I jumped out of my skin!
這太可怕了,嚇到我魂飛魄散!
4. Heart missed a beat
4.心驚肉跳
When you become afraid from one moment to the next, it may feel like your heart stopped for a moment.
當(dāng)你從一個(gè)時(shí)刻到另一個(gè)時(shí)刻變得害怕時(shí),你的心可能會(huì)停下來(lái)一會(huì)兒。
I got so scared that my heart missed a beat.
我太害怕了,我感到心驚肉跳。
5. Scared out of my wits
5.魂不附體
Having your wits means being in control of yourself. Being scared out of your wits is like saying you lost control of yourself because you were so afraid.
擁有你的智慧意味著控制你自己。被嚇得魂不附體就像是說(shuō)你因?yàn)楹ε露チ俗晕铱刂啤?/p>
I was scared out of my wits!
我嚇壞了!
6. Scared the living daylights out of me!
6.嚇到半死
This idiom is unique and refers to being so terrified that it may have felt like the lights were turned off suddenly and you were in the dark or dead even.
這個(gè)成語(yǔ)很獨(dú)特,指的是害怕得像突然關(guān)燈,甚至在黑暗中死去。
When you jumped out, it scared the living daylights out of me!
當(dāng)你跳出來(lái)的時(shí)候,它把我嚇壞了!