校园英语口语习惯用语第263期:shake in one's shoes

shake in one's shoes 吓得发抖

【讲解】

shake是动词，有“震惊，震动，发抖”的意思。shake in one's shoes是口语，意思是“非常害怕，吓得发抖”。

【对话】

A:What's funny?

A:什么事这么好笑？

B:You can't imagine what Ted is most afraid of.

B:你想象不出泰德最怕什么。

A:Do you know?

A:你知道吗？

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，他一看见老鼠就吓得发抖。