吓得失魂落魄 meaning in English

be scared out of one's wits

Up to this time the tankadere had always held her course to the north ; but towards evening the wind , veering three quarters , bore down from the north - west . the boat , now lying in the trough of the waves , shook and rolled terribly ; the sea struck her with fearful violence
小船的侧翼受着海浪的冲击，船身拼命地摇晃，如果不了解这条船的各个部分结合得有多么坚固的话，看到它遭受这样凶猛的海浪冲击，一定会吓得失魂落魄。