"scare to death" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 吓死

Definition

用来形容极度害怕，通常是突然或夸张地说。意思是某事让你觉得快要吓死了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

完全口语化和夸张，表示极度害怕，不是真的会死。常用于“把某人吓死”或“被吓死了”的语境。正式场合不建议使用。

Examples

The thunder last night scared me to death.

昨晚的雷声把我**吓死**了。

That horror movie scared her to death.

那部恐怖电影把她**吓死**了。

I was scared to death when I saw the snake.

看到那条蛇我**吓死**了。

You almost scared me to death sneaking up behind me like that!

你这样悄悄走到我后面，差点把我**吓死**了！

We were scared to death waiting for the test results.

我们等考试结果的时候**吓死**了。

My mom would be scared to death if she saw my new tattoo.

如果我妈妈看到我的新纹身，她一定会**吓死**。