震耳欲聋 (zhèn ěr yù lóng) — deafening; earsplitting

Definition

Examples

• 演唱会现场的欢呼声震耳欲聋，我几乎听不见旁边的人说话。
  Yǎn chàng huì xiàn chǎng de huān hū shēng zhèn ěr yù lóng, wǒ jī hū tīng bú jiàn páng biān de rén shuō huà.
  The cheers at the concert were deafening; I could barely hear the person next to me.
• 工厂里机器发出的震耳欲聋噪音让工人们不得不戴上耳塞。
  Gōng chǎng lǐ jī qì fā chū de zhèn ěr yù lóng zào yīn ràng gōng rén men bù dé bú dài shàng ěr sāi.
  The deafening noise from the machines in the factory forced the workers to wear earplugs.
• 雷声震耳欲聋，吓得孩子直往妈妈怀里钻。
  Léi shēng zhèn ěr yù lóng, xià dé hái zi zhí wǎng mā ma huái lǐ zuàn.
  The thunder was earsplitting, scaring the child into burrowing into his mother's arms.