Tenterhooks
[ ['tent?buks] ]
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n. <紡>拉幅鉤; 如坐針氈, 忐忑不安
?? 例句
(spinning) tenterhooks
拉幅鉤
People are disquieted (on tenterhooks).
人心惶惶。
I waited, on tenterhooks, for Uncle Jack to tell Atticus my side of it.
我提心吊膽地等著杰克叔叔告訴阿迪克斯我的理由。
The students are on tenterhooks to hear the result of the examination.
學生們煩躁不安地聽考試結果。
with a confused and worried mind; on tenterhooks
心急如火
?? 牛津釋義
tenterhooks
n
(idm 習語) (be) on `tenterhooks in a state of anxious suspense oruncertainty 憂慮不安; 不確定
We were kept on tenterhooksfor hours while the judges were deciding the winners. 我們在等待裁判員裁決出優勝者, 幾個小時如坐針氈.
??? 情景例句
Is it too early to call Mr. Carlson?
現在打電話給Carlson先生會不會太早了？
I told him to come in and wait here.
我告訴他進來在這里等。
You have a lot of nerve.
臉皮真厚。