"scared to death" in Chinese (Simplified)

吓得要死吓死了

Definition

极度害怕；害怕到几乎无法承受的程度。通常用于表示非常强烈的恐惧感，无论是真实还是夸张的情境。

非正式且强调的表达，经常用于夸张恐惧（有时带有幽默）。和“吓死了”类似。不是字面意思，只是表示很害怕。

I'm scared to death of spiders.

我对蜘蛛**吓得要死**。

She was scared to death during the thunderstorm.

她在雷雨时**吓得要死**。

He looked scared to death before his speech.

他演讲前看起来**吓得要死**。

I was scared to death when I heard a noise in the dark.

我在黑暗中听到声音时**吓死了**。

My little brother gets scared to death watching horror movies.

我弟弟看恐怖片时会**吓得要死**。

Were you scared to death during the roller coaster ride?

你坐过山车时**吓得要死**了吗？