吓得要命 meaning in English
be frightened out of one's life; bring sb.'s heart into his mouth; make sb.'s heart leap out of his mouth
Examples
- Alice jumped up and down in an agony of terror .
阿丽思跳上跳下吓得要命。 - They clung together in terror .
他们吓得要命地互相抱成一团。 - My heart was in my mouth .
我吓得要命。 - He was shaking in his shoes at the thought of flying for the first time .
他想到这是他第一次乘飞机就吓得要命。 - Anyway, i could see that he was in a state of great terror, for his tottering legs would scarcely support his stout, bulky form .
总之，我看出他是吓得要命，他那哆哆嗦嗦的双腿好像支撑不住他那高大魁梧的身躯。