(因恐懼、不安等) 怕得渾身發抖;緊張得直打哆嗦;嚇得腿軟。
這片語通常用進行式。
例句:
- John shook like a jelly as he waited for his turn to bungee jump. (約翰在等候輪到他高空彈跳時,渾身抖得很厲害)
- I saw her just before her talk and she was shaking like a leaf. (就在她說話前,我看到她緊張得直打哆嗦)
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