| 词汇 | in a cold sweat |
| 释义 | in a cold sweat Theme: FEAR mod. in a state of fear.He stood there in a cold sweat, waiting for something to happen.I was in a cold sweat while they counted the ballots. Idiom in a cold sweatin a (cold) sweat very frightened or anxious.I dreamed I'd left the tickets at home and woke up in a cold sweat.Just the thought of addressing all those people is enough to bring me out in a cold sweat. (= make me feel very anxious)in a cold sweatSweating because one is nervous or frightened. Any time I have to get blood drawn, I break out in a cold sweat the minute I get to the doctor's office. I used to be terrified of driving, but now I can get behind the wheel without breaking out in a cold sweat! in a cold sweatin a state of fear. He stood there in a cold sweat, waiting for something bad to happen. I was in a cold sweat while they counted the ballots. in a cold sweatFeeling nervous or terrified, as in When I looked over the cliff, I broke out in a cold sweat. This expression refers to perspiring accompanied by a feeling of cold, which can be induced by acute fear as well as by fever. [Late 1700s] in a cold sweatorin a sweatIf someone is in a cold sweat or in a sweat, they are feeling extremely anxious or afraid. She was in a cold sweat thinking of what the next day's visit would bring. She dialled his number every half-hour. No reply. By two in the morning she was in a sweat of totally illogical jealousy. Note: People often say that they wake up in a cold sweat, meaning that they suddenly wake up, feeling extremely anxious or afraid. I woke up in a cold sweat, thinking I'd made the wrong decision. Note: You can also say that something brings you out in a cold sweat or that you come out in a cold sweat thinking about something. I still come out in a cold sweat thinking about what might have happened. Thoughts of the bank loan brought him out in a cold sweat. in a cold sweatin a state of sweating induced by fear, nervousness, or illness.in a cold sweat mod. in a state of fear. He stood there in a cold sweat, waiting for something to happen. |
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