on tenterhooks

on tenterhooks什么意思,on tenterhooks翻译

基本解释

na.: 提心吊胆；焦虑不安；如坐针毡
网络: 惶恐不安；由于前途不明而心里紧张

英汉解释

• 提心吊胆; 焦虑不安; 如坐针毡

同义词

adj.in suspenseexcitednervousanxiousapprehensive

例句

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

  她得知母亲病了，坐立不安。

• 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。

• 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。

• 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。

• 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。

• 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。

• 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。

• 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。

• 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。

• 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。