汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 呆若木鸡
呆若木鸡 (呆若木雞)
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
呆 Silly, dumbfounded / Stayed like a wooden chicken / Describes the appearance of being stunned by fear or surprise
呆傻,发愣的样子。呆得象木头鸡一样。形容因恐惧或惊异而发愣的样子。
dāi ruò () jī
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她站在那里,吓得呆若木鸡

She stood there, paralysed with fear.

路易莎大吃一惊,站在那里呆若木鸡

Luisa stood transfixed with shock.

他欢迎我时,满脸呆若木鸡的表情。

He greeted me with a bemused look.

“吓得呆若木鸡”是对我当时感受的贴切描述。

'Scared stiff' is an apt description of how I felt at that moment.

当他躺在那儿吓得呆若木鸡的时候,可怕的消息在宫里传开了。

Whilst he lay there benumbed with terror, dreadful tidings were speeding through the palace.

那人带着珂赛特深入到林中去了,把那呆若木鸡的客店老板丢在一边。

The man plunged into the forest with the child, leaving the inn-keeper motionless and speechless.

记住,一条抖动的腿或者呆若木鸡的表达比你完美的回答占的份量更重。

Remember, a shaking leg or deer-in-headlights expression can mattermore than how well you answer the questions.

我记得一个同伴把枪扔了然后轱辘到车底下去了,一个开始语无伦次地大喊大叫,另一个则还坐在那点着烟,呆若木鸡

One guy just started yelling incoherently. Another was sitting there smoking a cigarette and he didn't move at all.