tenterhooks的意思|示意

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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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 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

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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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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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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