The very thought brought me out in a cold sweat.

这个念头让我出了一身冷汗。

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A cold egg left out at room temperature can sweat, facilitating the growth of bacteria.

室温下的冷鸡蛋会“出汗”，容易使得细菌生长。

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I instantly break out in a cold sweat when I feel threatened, even if the threat is not even real.

当我感到受威胁时，我会立刻冒出冷汗，即使那威胁并不是真实的。

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That makes the West's new global New Economy titans break out into a cold sweat.

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Benjamin Silverman, the head of research at InsiderScore, doesn't break out in a cold sweat at every headline reporting another writedown or missed quarterly earnings forecast.

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The idea of having your identity tagged from birth brings many of us out in a cold sweat, and is the reason large swathes of the public remain vehemently opposed to the concept of biometrics.

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