"afraid of your own shadow" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 膽小如鼠
• 連自己的影子都害怕

Definition

形容人非常膽小，連很小的事情都會害怕或緊張。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個非正式的習語，多用來戲謔或開玩笑，形容某人非常膽小，生活中過於謹慎，並非指真實危險。

Examples

Tom is afraid of his own shadow, so he never watches scary movies.

湯姆**膽小如鼠**，所以從不看恐怖片。

My little sister is afraid of her own shadow, so she sleeps with the light on.

我妹妹**膽小如鼠**，所以晚上開燈睡覺。

Don't be afraid of your own shadow; nothing bad will happen.

別**膽小如鼠**，不會有壞事發生的。

He gets jumpy so easily—he's basically afraid of his own shadow.

他很容易被嚇到，跟**膽小如鼠**沒兩樣。

They called him afraid of his own shadow after he screamed at the cat.

他被貓嚇得尖叫，大家都說他**膽小如鼠**。

You can't be afraid of your own shadow if you want to work here—things are fast and loud.

要在這裡工作，不能**膽小如鼠**——這裡節奏快聲音大。