"frightened to death" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 吓死了
• 吓得要命

Definition

极度害怕，常用于夸张地表示你非常害怕某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语化，多用于戏剧或夸张的表达，并非真的要命。常用于描述发生令人害怕的事后（'I was frightened to death when...'）。类似'吓坏了'，不用于正式场合。

Examples

I was frightened to death during the thunderstorm.

打雷时我**吓死了**。

She looked frightened to death when she saw the snake.

她看到蛇时看起来**吓死了**。

The loud noise made the child frightened to death.

巨大的声音让孩子**吓死了**。

Honestly, I was frightened to death when the lights went out.

说真的，停电那一刻我**吓死了**。

My dog barked so suddenly, I was frightened to death!

我家狗突然叫了一声，把我**吓死了**！

We were frightened to death they would miss their flight.

我们**吓得要命**，怕他们会错过航班。