1. Ý Nghĩa
Cold sweat (n) – đổ mồ hôi lạnh: trạng thái sợ hãi, hồi hộp, lo lắng hoặc căng thẳng dữ dội khi đối mặt với một tình huống đáng sợ, nguy hiểm, khó khăn, hoặc trải qua cảm xúc đau khổ tột độ.
2. Ví dụ/Examples
Before the job interview, he was so nervously anxious that he started to break out in a cold sweat, yet he managed to answer the questions with confidence.
She went into a cold sweat as soon as she realized she had lost her money, frightened and feeling completely helpless.
During the high-stakes exam, she felt the pressure and broke into a cold sweat, desperately hoping she remembered everything she studied.
As he confessed his feelings to her, he was in a cold sweat, nervously unsure of how she’d react.
He tried to cheat during the exam, but the fear of getting caught made him break out in a cold sweat uncontrollably.
The thought of giving a speech in front of the whole school put him in a cold sweat, but he took a deep breath and went for it bravely.