心惊胆战 meaning in English
heart startling and gallbladder trembling -- be deeply [greatly] alarmed; be panic-stricken; be in great trepidation; be all of a jump; make one's blood curdle; shake with fright; shudder with terror; strike terror into the heart of; tremble [quake] with fear [fright; terror]
Examples
- Of course he could not use the bicycle, but even walking was nerve-wracking .
他当然不能骑车了，就是步行也令人心惊胆战。 - As we stepped into the vast inclosed court of the castle i got a shock .
刚走进城堡中那个四面都是墙的大院子，我就不由得心惊胆战。 - Sometimes a shuddering terror struck him, as if he had been the author of the doom .
有时候他害怕得心惊胆战，好像这次大祸是他一手造成的。 - The molecular hamiltonian is formidable enough to strike terror into the heart of any quantum chemist .
分子的哈密顿函数麻烦得足以使任何一个量子化学家心惊胆战。 - She dropped on her knees and put up her hands and began to beg, and cry, and implore, in a passion of terror, but the master gave no attention .
她往地下一跪，举起了两只手，吓得心惊胆战，连哭带喊，苦苦哀求，那个主人可一点儿也不理会。