校園英語口語習慣用語第263期:shake in one's shoes
shake in one's shoes 嚇得發抖
【講解】
shake是動詞,有“震驚,震動,發抖”的意思。shake in one's shoes是口語,意思是“非常害怕,嚇得發抖”。
【對話】
A:What's funny?
A:什麼事這麼好笑?
B:You can't imagine what Ted is most afraid of.
B:你想象不出泰德最怕什麼。
A:Do you know?
A:你知道嗎?
B:Yeah. It's the mouse. Ted is so scared by mice that be shakes in his shoes whenever he sees one.
B:我知道,他最怕的是老鼠,他一看見老鼠就嚇得發抖。