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on tenterhooks的意思

on tenterhooks


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  • na.提心吊胆;焦虑不安;如坐针毡
  • 网络坐立不安;英制带钩钉

权威英汉双解

    I've been on tenterhooks all week waiting for the results.

    整个星期我都在坐立不安,等待结果出来。

    (be) on tenterhooks

    I've been on tenterhooks all week waiting for the results.

    整个星期我都在坐立不安,等待结果出来。

英汉释义

  • na.

    1.提心吊胆; 焦虑不安; 如坐针毡

英英释义

  • na.

    1.nervous because you do not know what is going to happen

英汉例句

  • 1.She was on tenterhooks when she heard of her mother's illness.

    她得知母亲病了,坐立不安。

  • 2.I found him on tenterhooks when he was waiting for his girlfriend.

    我发现他在等女朋友时显得局促不安。

  • 3.My English examination result is going to arrive this morning. I was on tenterhooks all day yesterday thinking about them.

    我的英语考试成绩到今天上午才能知道。昨天一整天我老想着这事,坐立不安。

  • 4.Harry Potter fans are on tenterhooks before a press conference in which JK Rowling has promised to lift the veil on her next venture.

    这场新闻发布会之前,哈迷们都寝食难安,因为JK罗琳承诺要在会上为她的下一步举动揭开面纱。

  • 5.The poor boy was on tenterhooks when his father was searching for a stick.

    那个可怜的男孩见父亲到处找棍子,感到六神无主。

  • 6.conversely, if the money is much, officer is big, but be always on tenterhooks day more pleasant days, you in this life or losses of the.

    反之,如果钱虽多,官虽大,但提心吊胆的日子多于轻松愉快的日子,那你这一生还是亏了。

  • 7.Silently waiting in the forgotten corners, for me to be always on tenterhooks.

    默默的守候在被我遗忘的角落,为我提心吊胆。

  • 8.The financial market turmoil has been keeping the world on tenterhooks for more than a year now.

    金融市场动荡如今已让全球焦虑了一年多。

  • 9.Ever since, the Irish have been on the run, and the Greeks and others on tenterhooks.

    自那以后,爱尔兰一直在逃避,希腊以及其他一些国家坐立不安。

  • 10.The hen-pecked man was on tenterhooks when his wife scolded her way into the room.

    当妻子骂骂咧咧闯到房间来时,这个得了“气管炎”的男人便有些手足无措。

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