"deer in the headlights" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 呆若木鸡

Definition

在被突然惊吓或压力下表现出震惊或呆住的样子，就像鹿被车灯照到时一样。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式用语，常用于描述被突发情况或质问吓呆的人，多指心理、社交或情绪情境，而非真正的物理危险。

Examples

When the teacher called on him, he looked like a deer in the headlights.

老师叫他时，他看起来**呆若木鸡**。

She stood there like a deer in the headlights, not knowing what to say.

她站在那里，**呆若木鸡**，不知道说什么。

When he forgot his lines, he was a deer in the headlights on stage.

他忘词时，在台上**呆若木鸡**。

I asked him a simple question and he just stood there, a total deer in the headlights.

我问了个简单的问题，他就**呆若木鸡**地站在那里。

Whenever she has to speak in public, she turns into a deer in the headlights.

每次她要公开发言时，总是**呆若木鸡**。

He looked like a deer in the headlights when the boss suddenly asked for his opinion in the meeting.

老板突然让他发表意见时，他整个人都**呆若木鸡**了。