"jump in your skin" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嚇一跳

Definition

因驚訝或害怕突然動彈，好像你真的跳出自己的皮膚一樣。形容對驚嚇的強烈反射。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非常口語化的英語語句，常常以'I jumped out of my skin'的方式出現，比'jump in your skin'更常見。用來描繪突然嚇到的生理反應。

Examples

The loud noise made me jump in my skin.

巨大的聲音讓我**嚇一跳**。

You might jump in your skin if you see a spider suddenly.

如果你突然看到一隻蜘蛛，可能會**嚇一跳**。

The scary movie made her jump in her skin many times.

恐怖電影讓她**嚇了一跳**很多次。

When the phone rang suddenly, I nearly jumped in my skin.

電話突然響起時，我差點**嚇一跳**。

I could see him jump in his skin when the dog barked behind him.

我看到他在狗在背後叫時**嚇一跳**。

That sudden flash of lightning made everyone jump in their skin.

突然的閃電讓大家都**嚇了一跳**。