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

“吓得呆若木鸡”是对我当时感受的贴切描述。

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I'm scared stiff of flying.

我对坐飞机非常恐惧。

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I was scared stiff of giving my first performance.

第一次上台演出把我吓得要死。

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British Medical Association GP leader Dr Laurence Buckman said people were "scared stiff" when they did not need to be.

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Rebecca Pace, a former Wachovia rep now in private practice in Cincinnati--a Delta Air Lines hub--says about 25% of her calls over the past year have come from airline families who are scared stiff.

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