"scare stiff" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嚇呆了
• 嚇得不動

Definition

被嚇得無法動彈，通常用來形容突如其來的極度恐懼。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非常口語化和表現力強的用法，常會說“scared stiff”形容某人。可以直接表示，也常幽默誇張。避免在正式場合使用。

Examples

The movie last night scared me stiff.

昨晚的電影把我**嚇呆了**。

He was scared stiff when he saw the snake.

他看到蛇時**嚇得不動了**。

I am scared stiff of heights.

我**懼高到嚇呆了**。

I was scared stiff when the lights suddenly went out during the storm.

暴風雨時突然停電，我**嚇呆了**。

The dog barked so loudly that I just stood there scared stiff.

狗叫得很大聲，我就**嚇呆在那裡**。

You should have seen Sam, he was scared stiff when he got on stage.

你應該看看山姆，上臺時他**嚇得一動不動**。