"thrilled to death" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 激動得要命
• 高興極了

Definition

對某事極其高興或激動；高興到無法再更幸福的狀態。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式表達，用來強調極度高興或激動。類似於「高興得不得了」。不可用於負面情況，也不是字面意思，真的沒有死。

Examples

I was thrilled to death when I won the prize.

我得獎時**激動得要命**。

She was thrilled to death to see her favorite singer.

她見到自己最喜歡的歌手時**高興極了**。

He will be thrilled to death about the good news.

他聽到好消息會**高興極了**。

My parents were thrilled to death when I graduated from college.

我大學畢業時，我父母**激動得要命**。

We were thrilled to death to finally move into our new house.

我們終於搬進新家時**激動得要命**。

He’s going to be thrilled to death about the promotion—it’s all he’s talked about for months.

他會因為升職**高興極了**——幾個月來一直在說這事。