心惊肉跳 meaning in English
shudder with fear; be jumpy; be terribly frightened; be filled with apprehension; feel nervous and creepy; have a moment of panic; heart beating and flesh shaking -- terrified; heebie-jeebies; have the jitters; make one's flesh creep; nerve-racking; palpitate with anxiety and fear; shake in one's boots; tremble with fear
Examples
- The mere sight of snakes makes my flesh creep .
我一看见蛇就心惊肉跳。 - The sight of physical suffering always upsets me .
我看到身体受折磨的情形总是心惊肉跳。 - I jumped in my skin for terror .
我吓得心惊肉跳。 - As for this palace of yours, it gives me the creep .
至于你的这座王宫，它可叫我心惊肉跳。 - Ruth listened and started nervously at every passing footstep .
露丝谛听着，每次有脚步声过去她就心惊肉跳。