Tenterhooks
[ ['tentəbuks] ]
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n. <纺>拉幅钩; 如坐针毡, 忐忑不安
📝 例句
(spinning) tenterhooks
拉幅钩
People are disquieted (on tenterhooks).
人心惶惶。
I waited, on tenterhooks, for Uncle Jack to tell Atticus my side of it.
我提心吊胆地等着杰克叔叔告诉阿迪克斯我的理由。
The students are on tenterhooks to hear the result of the examination.
学生们烦躁不安地听考试结果。
with a confused and worried mind; on tenterhooks
心急如火
📖 牛津释义
tenterhooks
n
(idm 习语) (be) on `tenterhooks in a state of anxious suspense oruncertainty 忧虑不安; 不确定
We were kept on tenterhooksfor hours while the judges were deciding the winners. 我们在等待裁判员裁决出优胜者, 几个小时如坐针毡.
🗣️ 情景例句
I don't want a dead end job.
我不想做没有前途的工作。
Joy put heart into a man.
人逢喜事精神爽。
We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine.
我们想念迟早会飞起一个石块把油箱砸开一个窟窿，或者把发动机砸坏。