出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第97页（269字）
形容受惊吓而致像木刻的鸡一样，动也不动，例初到大都市的黄老伯站在汽车川流不息的马路旁，呆若木鸡，不知如何穿越马路。
The first time old Uncle Huang came to the city，he stood petrified on the side of the road，watching the traffic stream by and wondering how he was to get across．