"send shivers down your spine" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让你毛骨悚然
• 让你背脊发凉

Definition

如果某件事让你毛骨悚然或背脊发凉，说明它让你感到非常害怕或兴奋，甚至会有身体上的反应。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达是比喻意义，多用来形容因恐惧、激动或震撼而产生的身体反应。不用于寒冷。常见于描述电影、故事或音乐等带来的强烈感受。

Examples

The scary story sent shivers down my spine.

那个恐怖故事**让我毛骨悚然**。

Hearing the wolf howl at night sends shivers down your spine.

夜晚听到狼嚎**让你背脊发凉**。

That old house always sends shivers down my spine.

那座老房子总是**让我毛骨悚然**。

Her voice is so powerful, it sends shivers down my spine every time I hear her sing.

她的歌声太有感染力，每次听她唱都**让我背脊发凉**。

Watching horror movies alone at night really sends shivers down my spine.

晚上一个人看恐怖片真的会**让人毛骨悚然**。

The thought of jumping out of a plane sends shivers down my spine, but I’d like to try it once.

想到要跳伞**让我背脊发凉**，但我还是想尝试一次。