Definition
This phrase refers to mysterious and potentially frightening sounds or occurrences, typically at night, that are unsettling because they are not understood.
夜裡可怖的響動
The children were terrified by the things that go bump in the night they heard in the attic.
孩子們被閣樓裡傳來的夜晚怪聲嚇壞了。
She always worries about things that go bump in the night, so she sleeps with a light on.
她總是擔心夜晚的怪聲，所以開著燈睡覺。
The things that go bump in the night in the old house keep me awake at night.
老房子裡的夜晚怪聲讓我夜不能寐。