"a sinking feeling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 不祥的預感
• 心裡一沉的感覺

Definition

突然產生的擔憂、害怕或不安，通常是在意識到壞事可能發生或已經發生時的感覺。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式的慣用語，主要形容負面情緒。常與“get”、“have”或“feel”等動詞搭配使用。這不是字面意思，而是形容情感上的反應。

Examples

I had a sinking feeling when I saw the dark clouds.

看到烏雲時，我有**不祥的預感**。

She got a sinking feeling after reading the message.

她讀完信息後有了**心裡一沉的感覺**。

He felt a sinking feeling in his stomach before the test.

考試前，他感到肚子裡有**不祥的預感**。

I got a sinking feeling when my boss called me into his office unexpectedly.

老闆突然叫我去辦公室時，我有**心裡一沉的感覺**。

Whenever the phone rings late at night, I have a sinking feeling that something's wrong.

每當深夜電話響起，我就有**不祥的預感**，覺得出事了。

As soon as I walked into the room, a sinking feeling told me I had forgotten something important.

我一走進房間，**心裡一沉的感覺**告訴我忘了什麼重要的事情。