中英互译
on tenterhooks
基本释义
- 处于悬念或担忧的状态
双语例句
- 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。来自《牛津词典》
- He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors' decision about the job.他仍在紧张地等待着主管们对他的工作作出的决定。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- I was on tenterhooks all day yesterday thinking about them.昨天一整天我老想着这事，坐立不安。
网络短语
- live on tenterhooks forever永远提心吊胆过日子
- be put on tenterhooks魂梦不安
- live on tenterhooks永远提心吊胆过日子
- be on tenterhooks提心吊胆；悬心吊胆
- keep people on tenterhooks卖关子
同义词
提心吊胆；焦虑不安
词义分布
提心吊胆
60%
惶惶
40%