魂不附体 meaning in English
body and soul parted -- greatly frightened.; be scared to death; as if the soul had left the body; be entranced with fear; be frightened out of one's wits [senses]; nearly died with [of] fright; one's heart died within one.; one's soul almost left one's body with fright.; one's soul nearly flew from his body in fear.; (they) were so terrified that (their) souls seemed no longer to inhabit (their) bodies
Examples
- He got such a fright that his heart nearly stopped beating .
他吓得魂不附体，心脏也几乎停止跳动了。 - Never take me to a horror film again. i was scared out of my wits .
以后再也不要带我去看恐怖电影，我简直被吓得魂不附体。 - If jabez stone had been sick with terror before, he was blind with terror now .
要是杰贝兹史东原先已吓破了胆的话，那他现在便是魂不附体了。 - If jabez stone had been sick with terror before, he was blind with terror now .
如果杰贝兹斯顿原来就已经吓得魂不附体，现在他可吓得两眼发黑了。 - I had to curb my habit of cursing, but not before i had shocked more than half of them .
我不得不克制自己爱骂人的习惯，但是却办不到，直到把一多半人吓得魂不附体。