英语词组(be) on tenterhooks是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	(be) on tenterhooks
释义	●(be) on ˈtenterhooks (NAmE also be on ˌpins and ˈneedles) (be) very tense, excited or anxious about what might happen 如坐针毡；忐忑不安◆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。 ORIGIN In the past, a tenterhook was used to keep material stretched on a drying frame during manufacture. * tenterhook （拉幅钩）是旧时把生产的布料固定在干燥架上的一种钩子。
随便看	put sb’s name down for sth put sb’s nose out of joint put sb’s/your name down (for sth) put/set (no great little etc.) store by sth put/set/place sb on a pedestal put/set sb at (their) ease put/set sb right put/set sb straight (about/on sth) put/set sb to work (on sth) put/set sb’s mind at ease/rest put/set sth in motion put/set sth to rights put/set the cat among the pigeons put/set the record straight put/set/turn your mind to sth put/set your (own) house in order put skin in the game put sth down to experience put sth first (put sth) in a nutshell put sth in a nutshell put sth in motion put sth in the shade put sth into effect put sth into operation

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