deerBrE /dɪə(r)/ NAmE /dɪr/ ●(be caught/freeze like) a deer in the ˈheadlights ( (be caught like) a rabbit in the ˈheadlights) used to describe sb who appears so frightened that they cannot think clearly and do not know what to do or say显得惊恐万分;惊慌失措◆The senator was caught like a deer in the headlights in a TV interview. 在一次电视采访中,这位参议员惊慌失措,就像车灯前的小鹿一样。◆a deer-in-the-headlights look 惊恐万分的眼神