胆战心惊

dǎnzhànxīnjīng

tremble with fear; be terrorstricken

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dǎn zhàn xīn jīng

v. tremble with fear, be terror stricken

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胆战心惊

dǎn zhàn xīn jīng

tremble with fear (fright); shake (shiver) in one's boots; be all of a jump; be thrown into panic; chilled with fear; nervous and jumpy; panic-stricken; panic-struck; be terror-stricken:

使人胆战心惊 strike terror into sb.; be terrifying;

轰炸使他们胆战心惊。 The bombing attack struck fear into their hearts.

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膽戰心驚|胆战心惊 [dǎn zhàn xīn jīng] ► to tremble with fear (idiom) ► scared witless