tenterhooks

People are disquieted [ on tenterhooks ] .

人心惶惶.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

I waited, on tenterhooks, for Uncle Jack to tell Atticus my side of it.

我提心吊胆地等着杰克叔叔告诉阿迪克斯我的理由.

辞典例句

Tenterhooks are the upholstery of the anxious seat.

歪曲事实是内心惶恐的一种掩饰.

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On first floor each terminal mouth out, La tenterhooks for, La workers put us busy.

在一楼每个出报终端口, 几个装报工一刻不停地忙碌着.

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The tightrope walker had us on tenterhooks until her reached the safety of the other side.

在那位走钢丝者安全到达另一边前,我们都一直提心吊胆.

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He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors' decision about the job.

他仍紧张不安地等待着主任们对他的工作作出的决定。

柯林斯例句

I tenterhooks all day yesterday thinking about them.

昨天一整天我老想着这事,坐立不安.

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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.

辞典例句

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.

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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.

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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.

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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。

牛津词典

He was on tenterhooks of expectations during our conversation.

在我们谈话时,他因有所期待而.

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The students were on tenterhooks before the examination began.

考试开始前,学生们的心里.

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I found him on tenterhooks when he was waiting for his girlfriend.

我发现他在等女朋友时显得.

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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.

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His parents were on the tenterhooks all the time until they got his letter.

他的父母在收到他的来信前,一直是那样的心烦意乱.

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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.

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

她得知母亲病了,感到坐立不安.

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His parents were on tenterhooks all the time until they got his letter.

他的父母在收到他的信前,一直是那样的.

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The movie kept us on tenterhooks for two hours.

这电影使我们如坐针毡了两个小时之久.

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The poor boy was on tenterhooks when his father was searching for stick.

那个可怜的南海见父亲到处找棍子,感到六神无主.

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The mother was on tenterhooks until her little Laura came back.

当小珞拉回来后,她母亲才放下心来.

辞典例句

The president, being told of the strong earthquake in his country, was on tenterhooks every minute.

得知本国发生了强烈地震, 总统一直心乱如麻.

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