turn pale at the mention of a tiger become pale even at the mention of the name of turn pale at the mere mention of sth. terrible become jittery at the mention of sth. frightful
The terror of that gale was on him yet.
那场风暴到现在仍使他谈虎色变。
—— 辞典例句People turn pale at the mere mention of cancer.
一提起癌,人们便谈虎色变。
—— 给力词典精选To student online turn pale at the only mention of sth terrible, it is unscientific.
对学生上网谈虎色变, 是不科学的。
—— 给力词典精选People of cancer can be to be Tanhusebian of cancer patients to their.
人们对癌症可以说是谈虎色变,对癌症患者都要对其敬而远之。
—— 给力词典精选By far the scariest, though , is that sketched in the years beginning in 1929.
还有至今最令人谈虎色变1929年年初开始的那场危机。
—— 给力词典精选