"shake in your boots" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嚇得發抖

Definition

感到非常害怕或緊張，甚至身體會發抖。這是一種非正式形容極度害怕的表達方式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語且形象的表達，多見於對話或故事敘述，強調極度恐懼。常用於誇張或幽默，也有“make someone shake in their boots”的用法。

Examples

I was so scared that I started to shake in my boots.

我太害怕了，簡直**嚇得發抖**。

The loud thunder made the dog shake in his boots.

巨大的雷聲讓狗**嚇得發抖**。

She saw the spider and started to shake in her boots.

她看到蜘蛛後，立刻**嚇得發抖**。

I thought the movie was going to make me shake in my boots, but it was just funny.

我以為這部電影會讓我**嚇得發抖**，結果只是覺得好笑。

The speech was so powerful, it made the whole audience shake in their boots.

演講太有氣勢，觀眾都**嚇得發抖**。

If you met him in a dark alley, you’d be shaking in your boots too!

如果在黑暗的小巷遇到他，你也一定會**嚇得發抖**！