"frightened to death" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嚇死了
• 嚇得要命

Definition

極度害怕，常用來誇張地表示你非常害怕某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語化，多用於戲劇性或誇張說法，並非真的會死。常用於描述恐怖情境之後（'I was frightened to death when...'）。類似於'嚇壞了'，不適合正式寫作。

Examples

I was frightened to death during the thunderstorm.

打雷時我**嚇死了**。

She looked frightened to death when she saw the snake.

她看到蛇時看起來**嚇死了**。

The loud noise made the child frightened to death.

巨大的聲音讓孩子**嚇死了**。

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

說真的，停電那一刻我**嚇死了**。

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

我家狗突然叫了一聲，把我**嚇死了**！

We were frightened to death they would miss their flight.

我們**嚇得要命**，怕他們會錯過航班。