strike terror into one's heart 心惊胆战_口语学习技巧

strike terror into one's heart 心惊胆战

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“心惊胆战”，汉语成语，字面意思是“heart startling and gallbladder trembling”，形容十分害怕。与英文短语“strike terror into (one's) heart”意思相近，表示“to frighten, terrify, or horrify¹ someone”。

例句：

他们一听到敌人的名字就心惊胆战。

The very name of the enemy struck terror into their hearts.

最近的流行病使全世界人民心惊胆战。

The recent epidemic² has struck terror into people's hearts around the world.

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1 horrify
vt.使恐怖，使恐惧，使惊骇
参考例句：
His family were horrified by the change.他的家人对这一变化感到震惊。 When I saw these figures I was horrified.我看到这些数字时无比惊骇。

2 epidemic
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
参考例句：
That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。 The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

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