tenterhooks

过去式：

动词过去式: tentered

更多词形：

动词过去式: tentered | 动词过去分词: tentered | 动词现在分词: tentering | 动词第三人称单数: tenters |

单词例句：

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。

Mick sat on tenterhooks, leaning forward in his chair, glaring at her almost hysterically: and whether he was more anxious out of vanity for her to say Yes! or whether he was more panic-stricken for fear she should say Yes!---who can tell?

蔑克如坐针毯似的,在椅子里身子向前倾图,用一种歇斯底里病者似的神气向她注视着,他究竟是由于虚荣心而期望着她说“是”呢,不是惊悸着她真的说了出来?谁能知道?

: He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.

他对考试结果感到提心吊胆的。

You must tell me, Miss Scarlett. Don`t leave me on tenterhooks.

你必须告诉我,斯佳丽小姐,别让我提心吊胆的.

He was on tenterhooks of expectations during our conversation.

在我们谈话时，他因有所期待而如坐针毡。

"The government is on tenterhooks," he said."So, incidentally, are the opponents of the government.There are political agreements to be struck.

他说：“政府目前如坐针毡，而政府的对手正巧也一样焦虑不安，政治交易将会达成。

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。

The students are on tenterhooks to hear the result of the examination.

学生们如坐针毡的聆听考试的成绩。

She not only begrudged them every mouthful they ate but she was on tenterhooks lest they discover somehow that Pork had slaughtered one of the shoats the day before.

吃过早餐后，除了牛奶就什么也没了，因为山芋已经吃完，波克打猎钓鱼也毫无所获。