on tenterhooks

提心吊胆
常用释义
处于悬念或担忧的状态

扩展信息

焦虑不安
趣味英语比喻... ... 47. On pins and needles 座如针毡 48. On tenterhooks 焦虑不安,提心吊胆 49. On thin ice 如履薄冰 ...
如坐针毡
沪江博客 - 肖智利的博客 ... ... On ice 成功或实现的机会很大 On tenterhooks 如坐针毡 On the ball 机灵, 留心, 勤奋, 有见识 ...
提心吊胆
每日英语栏目 ... 16. On the spot: 当场;立即 17. On tenterhooks提心吊胆 18. On the rack: 极度焦虑不安 ...
惶恐不安
随身英语... ... once and for all 最后和彻底完成 on tenterhooks 惶恐不安 it can only end one way 只能以一种方式结束 ...
由于前途不明而心里紧张
翻译基础... ... a leg up 给予帮助 on tenterhooks 由于前途不明而心里紧张 swing voters 一些还没有决定投哪个候选人的选民 ...

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。

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。

在我们谈话时,他因有所期待而如坐针毡。

That's bull! I know you passed. You're just on tenterhooks waiting around for the results to arrive and you're psyching yourself out.

胡说八道!我知道你通过了。只是坐在这里等结果出来,让你如坐针毡。你只是在吓唬自己而已。

收到他的信之前,他的父母一直在焦虑不安的坐着。

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?

看吧,大家一直提心吊胆:接下来会怎么样呢?

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。

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。

We were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the judges were deciding the winners.

我们在等待裁判裁决出优胜者的这几个小时里如坐针毡

他焦急不安地看着哈利。

At night, the tea doesn't think, doesn't want to. Be on tenterhooks.

夜不能寐,茶不思,饭不想。坐立不安。

同义词

提心吊胆;焦虑不安