to break out in a cold sweat (tu bù ruì kè ào tè ěr kè āo tī ér dé)

Idiom Medicine

含义

to suddenly become very nervous or afraid

突然变得非常紧张或害怕 (tú sàdèn lì bìkè mánxīng dào hěn nèiruò huò chòu chōnghuǒ)

例句

"I broke out in a cold sweat before giving my first public speech."

"我在首次公众演讲前突然感到害怕发冷。" (wǒ zuò kè tóngzhī fùyíng sùxiè zài wǎn jí bāo ài huì kuáng zhè hùxù shuō)