"nearly jump out of your skin" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嚇得差點跳起來

Definition

被極度驚嚇或嚇到，感覺自己差點真的要跳起來一樣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式且很形象的說法，用於強烈的驚嚇或恐懼反應。常用於過去式。不適用於輕微驚訝，類似於“嚇死我了”。

Examples

When the dog barked loudly, I nearly jumped out of my skin.

狗大聲叫時，我**嚇得差點跳起來**。

The thunder was so loud, we nearly jumped out of our skin.

雷聲太大，我們**嚇得差點跳起來**。

She nearly jumped out of her skin when her phone rang in the dark.

她的手機在黑暗中響時，她**嚇得差點跳起來**。

I nearly jumped out of my skin when you tapped me on the shoulder!

你拍我肩膀時，我**嚇得差點跳起來**！

He told a ghost story so suddenly that we all nearly jumped out of our skin.

他突然講了個鬼故事，我們都**嚇得差點跳起來**。

That horror movie made me nearly jump out of my skin several times.

那部恐怖電影讓我**嚇得差點跳起來**好幾次。