send shivers down/up someone's spine

Related to word: send

Idiom

Definition

  1. To cause a person to feel a sudden sensation of fear or excitement.

    形容某事或某物使人感到極度驚恐或興奮。

    • The soundtrack of the horror film sent shivers down my spine.

      那部恐怖電影的配樂讓我背脊發涼。

    • The news that she won the competition sent shivers of excitement up her spine.

      她贏得比賽的消息讓她興奮得背脊發麻。

    • His ghost stories sent shivers down the children's spines.

      他的鬼故事讓孩子們背脊發涼。