"the willies" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 發毛 (害怕)
• 毛骨悚然

Definition

一種害怕、緊張或不安的感覺，常常沒有明顯原因；當某事讓你覺得毛骨悚然時的感覺。屬於非正式用語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語化的說法，通常和 'give' 一起用（'this gives me the willies'）；更常描述令人毛骨悚然的不適或緊張感，而非強烈的恐懼，多用於口語。

Examples

Old houses at night give me the willies.

晚上舊房子讓我感到**發毛**。

That horror movie gave my sister the willies.

那部恐怖電影讓我妹妹**發毛**。

Spiders always give me the willies.

蜘蛛總是讓我感到**發毛**。

I can't walk past that creepy old doll. She totally gives me the willies.

我根本無法經過那個可怕的洋娃娃。她讓我覺得超級**發毛**。

Just thinking about that place at night gives me the willies.

光是想到那個地方在晚上就讓我覺得**毛骨悚然**。

He told such a strange story, it honestly gave me the willies.

他說了一個這麼奇怪的故事，真的讓我**發毛**。