"shake in your boots" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 吓得发抖

Definition

感到非常害怕或紧张，甚至身体都会发抖。这是描述强烈恐惧的非正式表达。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语和形象化的表达，常用于对话或讲故事中，强调极度害怕。常以夸张或幽默效果出现。也可以用在“让某人吓得发抖”。

Examples

I was so scared that I started to shake in my boots.

我太害怕了，简直**吓得发抖**。

The loud thunder made the dog shake in his boots.

巨大的雷声让狗**吓得发抖**。

She saw the spider and started to shake in her boots.

她看到蜘蛛后，立刻**吓得发抖**。

I thought the movie was going to make me shake in my boots, but it was just funny.

我以为这部电影会让我**吓得发抖**，但其实很搞笑。

The speech was so powerful, it made the whole audience shake in their boots.

演讲太有气势，观众都**吓得发抖**。

If you met him in a dark alley, you’d be shaking in your boots too!

如果在黑暗的小巷遇到他，你也一定会**吓得发抖**！