tenterhooks

过去分词：

动词过去分词: 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：

He was on tenterhooks of expectation 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。

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。

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。

And when telecom giants like Nokia,Erricson and Motorora suddenly found that Intel is waving a sharp weapon,Wi-Fi,they are on the tenterhooks.

最初,诺基亚、爱立信、摩托罗拉这些通信领域的古老巨头还可以不把刚刚挤入自己地盘的英特尔视作一个新人,但当他们突然发现在这个新人手里举着一把足以致他们于死地的利刃时,他们有些坐卧不宁了。

People are disquieted(on tenterhooks).

人心惶惶惶惶。

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。

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

他的父母在收到他的信前，一直是那样的心烦意乱。

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

他对考试结果感到提心吊胆的。