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tenterhooks 英'tentəhʊks美'tentərhʊks ☆☆☆☆☆高COCA¹³⁸¹⁵⁰BNC⁶¹²⁷⁵Economist⁴¹³⁰³⁺²
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n.拉幅钩¹⁸;坐立不安⁸²原型tenterhook的复数
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名词 tenterhook:
one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenteron tenterhooks提心吊担焦虑不安…
tenter(-hook-s复数⇒n.拉幅钩¹⁸;坐立不安⁸²
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用作名词We were kept ontenterhooksfor 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。 He was on tenterhooks of expectation during our conversation.
在我们谈话的时候，他因有所期待而如坐针毡。 jukuu
He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.
这段路没有路灯，晚上一个人走还真是有点提心吊胆。 nciku
People are disquietedon tenterhooks.
人心惶惶。《新英汉大辞典》
The menu was spicy and Serbia and Kosovo were on tenterhooks about the outcome.
菜单上的菜肴都很辛辣，塞尔维亚和科索沃似乎也感觉得到，正焦虑不安的等待着结果。 ecocn
But more often than not they are turned down flat, and so they are always on tenterhooks;
但他们往往遭农会严厉拒绝，所以他们总是悬心吊胆地过日子；1stenglish
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。 ecocn
Give you the stage, you not only don't play, but also it wasted, if you really think about it seriously, will be on tenterhooks.
给你这个舞台，你不仅不好好发挥，还把它浪费掉，如果你真正想到它的严重性，就会坐立不安。 blog.sina.com.cn
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。 yeeyan
He is on tenterhooks knowing that his wife is ill.
他得知老婆生病的消息后，坐卧不安。 nciku
Readers, have you had experiences when you were on tenterhooks, struggling to deal with the unknown?
读者们，你们是否有提心吊胆，惴惴不安的经历呢？ ebigear
Readers, have you had experiences when you were on tenterhooks, struggling to deal with the unknown? How have you learned to cope with uncertainty?
读者们，你们是否有提心吊胆，惴惴不安的经历呢？你们又学会了怎么应对不确定性呢？ ebigear
The author keeps the reader on tenterhooks till the last chapter.
作者不断给读者造成悬念直到读完最后一章。 hotdic
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。 chinaorb
We were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the judges chose the winner.
我们坐立不安了好几个小时，等着裁判们决定获胜者。 iciba
You can't imagine how worded I am, sister. We haven't got any good doctors nowadays, either. This illness is keeping me on tenterhooks.
婶子，你说我心焦不心焦?况且如今又没个好大夫，我想到他这病上，我心里倒象针扎似的。 tdict |