心惊胆战 trembling with fear
Explanation
形容非常害怕，内心惊恐不安。
Describes extreme fear and inner anxiety.
Origin Story
话说很久以前，在一个阴森恐怖的古堡里，住着一位孤独的老人。他一生都在研究各种奇奇怪怪的东西，古堡里摆满了各种各样的瓶瓶罐罐，散发着刺鼻的气味。一天晚上，狂风暴雨，电闪雷鸣，老人的古堡突然停电了。黑暗中，各种怪异的声音此起彼伏，老鼠的吱吱声，蝙蝠拍打翅膀的声音，还有各种不知名的声响。老人独自一人在古堡里，黑暗，噪音，还有那无处不在的阴冷，让他心惊胆战，冷汗直流。他紧紧地抱着怀里的蜡烛，在黑暗中瑟瑟发抖，生怕有什么可怕的东西突然出现。时间一分一秒地过去，老人终于熬过了漫长的夜晚，天亮后，他立刻离开了古堡，再也不愿回去。从此以后，这栋古堡便成了远近闻名的鬼屋，无人敢靠近。
Once upon a time, in a creepy old castle, lived a lonely old man. He had spent his whole life studying strange things, and the castle was filled with all kinds of strange bottles and jars, emitting a pungent smell. One night, a storm raged, with lightning and thunder, and suddenly the power went out in the old man's castle. In the darkness, all sorts of strange sounds came one after another: the squeak of mice, the flapping of bats' wings, and various other unknown sounds. The old man was alone in the castle, and the darkness, noise, and ever-present chill made him terrified and his cold sweat flowed. He hugged the candle in his arms tightly, shivering in the dark, afraid that something terrible might suddenly appear. As time went by, the old man finally survived the long night, and after dawn, he immediately left the castle and never wanted to go back. From then on, this castle became a well-known haunted house, and no one dared to approach it.
Usage
用于形容人极度惊恐害怕的状态。
Used to describe the state of extreme fear and fright.
Examples
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听了这个噩耗，他吓得心惊胆战。
ting le zhe ge e hao, ta xia de xin jing dan zhan.
He was frightened out of his wits after hearing the bad news.
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夜晚的森林里，各种怪异的声音此起彼伏，让人心惊胆战。
ye wan de sen lin li, ge zhong guai yi de sheng yin ci qi bi fu, rang ren xin jing dan zhan.
The various strange sounds in the night forest came one after another, which made people frightened.