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歡迎來到《每日一句》！
I shudder to think
I dread to think
不敢想
想都不敢想
一想到……就發怵
It is too worrying or unpleasant for me to think about something that might happen or might have happened.
shudder /ˈʃʌdə(r)/
v.（因寒冷、害怕或激動）發抖；打顫；戰慄
dread /dred/
v. 非常害怕；極為擔心
• I shudder to think how much this is all going to cost .
想想這一切得花多少錢，我就發怵。
• I shudder to think when he last had a bath.
想想他上次洗澡是什麼時候，我就「不寒而慄」。
bath /bɑːθ/
n. 洗澡；泡澡
• I shudder to think what my boss will say when I tell him I lost our biggest client.
一想到，我告訴老闆我弄丟了我們最大的客戶，他會怎麼說，我就發怵。
client /ˈklaɪənt/
n. 客戶；委託人
Conversation
對話
A: How much more work is there?
還有多少工作要做？
B: I shudder to think!
我想都不敢想！
• I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency.
我不敢想像萬一出現重大緊急情況會怎麼樣。
in the case of
在……的情況下
major/ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/
adj. 主要的；重要的；大的
emergency /ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/
n. 突發事件；緊急情況
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