"fall off your chair" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 大吃一惊（直译：从椅子上掉下来）

Definition

这个表达表示非常吃惊或震惊，好像某事极其出乎意料，让你都快从椅子上掉下来。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于非正式场合，形容极度惊讶或震惊。常见搭配 'almost'，如 'I almost fell off my chair.' 多为比喻而非字面意思。

Examples

When I heard the news, I fell off my chair.

听到消息时，我简直要**从椅子上掉下来**。

The joke was so funny I almost fell off my chair.

笑话太好笑了，我差点**从椅子上掉下来**。

You will fall off your chair when you see the price.

你看到价格一定会**大吃一惊**。

I nearly fell off my chair when he told me his story.

他跟我讲他的故事时，我差点**从椅子上掉下来**。

Honestly, I would have fallen off my chair if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes.

说真的，如果不是亲眼看到，我肯定**从椅子上掉下来**了。

You’ll fall off your chair laughing when you hear what happened next.

你听到接下来的事会笑得**从椅子上掉下来**。