1. Ý Nghĩa
White-knuckle (adj): (một trải nghiệm/tình huống) cực kỳ căng thẳng, gây hồi hộp, phấn khích hoặc sợ hãi. ‘White-knuckle’ đến từ hình ảnh một người đang nắm chặt một vật gì đó vì sợ hãi hoặc do adrenaline khiến các đốt ngón tay (knuckle) chuyển sang màu trắng.
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2. Ví dụ/Examples
The car chase scenes in the movie were so intense, keeping the audience in white-knuckle suspense.
That rollercoaster was insane! It had us all in a white-knuckle frenzy and screaming our heads off.
He pulled off a white-knuckle stunt on his skateboard, and we all held our breaths watching.
Exploring that abandoned house was a white-knuckle adventure, especially when we heard strange noises.
We had a white-knuckle flight during the turbulent storm, gripping the armrest tightly.
