"bring up short" en Chinese (Traditional)
讓人愣住使突然停下
Definición
讓某人突然停下來,通常因受到驚訝或震驚。
Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))
這個表達通常出現在書面或敘述英文。常見被動語態如 'was brought up short',多指情感或意外的中斷,不用於日常的小停頓。
Ejemplos
The news brought him up short.
這個消息**讓他愣住了**。
Her question brought the teacher up short.
她的問題**讓老師愣住了**。
The loud noise brought me up short as I was walking.
我走路時,巨大的噪音**讓我愣住了**。
I was brought up short by his unexpected reply—it wasn’t what I expected at all.
他意外的回答**讓我愣住了**,完全不是我預期的。
The sight of the accident brought her up short halfway down the street.
事故現場**讓她在街上走到一半時愣住了**。
His harsh words brought me up short, and I didn’t know how to respond.
他刻薄的話**讓我愣住了**,我不知道如何回應。