不寒而栗 (bù hán ér lì) — to shudder with fear; to be terrified (lit. 'shiver without being cold')

Définition

Exemples

• 听到那个恐怖的故事，他感到不寒而栗。
  Tīng dào nà ge kǒng bù de gù shi, tā gǎn dào bù hán ér lì.
  Hearing that horror story, he felt a chill of fear.
• 面对如此残忍的罪行，所有人都不寒而栗。
  Miàn duì rú cǐ cán rěn de zuì xíng, suǒ yǒu rén dōu bù hán ér lì.
  Faced with such cruel crimes, everyone shuddered with fear.
• 他那种阴冷的笑容让人不寒而栗。
  Tā nà zhǒng yīn lěng de xiào róng ràng rén bù hán ér lì.
  That cold, sinister smile of his made people tremble with fear.