"scared silly" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嚇壞了
• 嚇得不知所措

Definition

表示極度害怕或受到驚嚇，遠遠超過普通的害怕；屬於非正式表達，強調極強的情緒反應。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

極為口語化，多用於日常對話，常和“I was scared silly”連用，比普通的“scared”強但不如“petrified”。常用於誇張或幽默的恐懼情境。

Examples

The loud thunder scared silly my little brother.

巨大的雷聲把我弟弟**嚇壞了**。

I was scared silly during the horror movie.

看恐怖片的時候，我**嚇得不知所措**。

She was scared silly by the barking dog.

她被那隻叫的狗**嚇壞了**。

When I saw the snake in my shoe, I was scared silly!

看到鞋子裡有蛇，我**嚇壞了**！

That haunted house really scared me silly last night.

那個鬼屋昨晚真的把我**嚇得不知所措**。

I don’t usually get nervous, but that roller coaster scared me silly!

我通常不緊張，但那個雲霄飛車真的把我**嚇壞了**！