English Dictionary

one's blood runs cold

フレーズ

直訳 慣用表現

(literally) One feels a physical shock upon realizing a direct threat to one's life, similar to the loss of blood in the brain. It affects the entire body for a few minutes, but does not cause the person to lose consciousness.

日本語の意味

直接的な生命の脅威を感じたときに、一時的に身体が衝撃を受け、凍りついたような恐怖感を覚える状態 / 自分の命に関わる危険が目前に迫った瞬間に、体全体に走る一過性の衝撃や凍りつく感覚

When a stranger pressed the cold barrel of a gun to one's temple and threatened to pull the trigger, one's blood runs cold, producing a sudden, whole-body physical shock that can last for several minutes without causing a loss of consciousness.

見知らぬ人が冷たい銃口をこめかみに当てて引き金を引くと脅したときには、血の気が引き、数分間全身が突然の衝撃に襲われるが、意識は失わない。

意味（1）

(literally) One feels a physical shock upon realizing a direct threat to one's life, similar to the loss of blood in the brain. It affects the entire body for a few minutes, but does not cause the person to lose consciousness.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) One experiences a visceral feeling of fear, horror, dread, or strong foreboding.

Little Oliver's blood ran cold, as he listened to the Jew's words, and imperfectly comprehended the dark threats conveyed in them.