Scared to death Meaning in English
expression
ˈskɛɹd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈdɛθ
SKAIRD tuh DETH
skˈeəd/ /tˈuː/ /dˈɛθ
SKAIRD tuh DETH
释义
Extremely frightened; so scared that it feels almost unbearable. Commonly used for strong feelings of fear in both real and exaggerated situations.
用法与细微差别
Informal and emphatic expression, often used to exaggerate fear for humor or emphasis. Similar to 'terrified'. Common with 'was', 'am', or 'looked'. Not literal—means 'very scared', not actually dying.
Spanish: muerto de miedo - aterrorizadoPortuguese (BR): morrendo de medo - apavoradoPortuguese (PT): morto de medo - apavoradoChinese (Simplified): 吓得要死 - 吓死了Chinese (Traditional): 嚇得要死 - 嚇死了Hindi: डर के मारे मर जाना - बहुत डर जानाArabic: خائف حتى الموت - مذعورBengali: ভয়ে মরে যাওয়া - প্রচণ্ড ভয় পাওয়াRussian: до смерти напуган - перепуган до смертиJapanese: 死ぬほど怖い - 死ぬほどおびえるVietnamese: sợ chết khiếp - sợ muốn chếtKorean: 죽을 만큼 무서운 - 죽을 정도로 겁먹은Turkish: korkudan ölücek gibi - ödü kopmakUrdu: ڈر کے مارے جان نکل جانا - جان سے ڈر جاناIndonesian: takut setengah mati - ketakutan sekali
例句
I'm scared to death of spiders.
basic
She was scared to death during the thunderstorm.
basic
He looked scared to death before his speech.
basic
I was scared to death when I heard a noise in the dark.
natural
My little brother gets scared to death watching horror movies.
natural
Were you scared to death during the roller coaster ride?
natural