胆寒 (dǎn hán) — to be terrified, to lose one's nerve

定義

A literary verb meaning to be terrified or to lose one's nerve — stronger and more written than everyday words like 害怕. 胆 refers to courage here, so 胆寒 literally suggests one's gall bladder running cold.

verb
to be terrifiedto lose one's nerve

例文

  • 胆寒
    Kàn dào nà ge kǒng bù de chǎng miàn, tā bù jīn gǎn dào dǎn hán.
    Seeing that horrifying scene, he couldn't help but feel terrified.
  • 胆寒
    Jí shǐ shì zuì yǒng gǎn de rén, miàn duì zhè zhǒng shì yě huì dǎn hán.
    Even the bravest person would be terrified facing something like this.
  • 胆寒
    Tā yì xiǎng dào yào shàng tái yǎn jiǎng jiù dǎn hán, shǒu xīn zhí mào hàn.
    She gets terrified just thinking about giving a speech on stage, with her palms sweating.

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