| 释义 |
pins /pɪnz/► SEE ALLhave pins and needleson your pins(be) on tenterhooksfor two pins
●have ˌpins and ˈneedleshave an uncomfortable feeling in your arm or leg when it has been in the same position for a long time （胳膊或腿因长久保持一个姿势而）酸痛发麻，感觉不舒服，有针刺感◆The best thing to do when you have pins and needles in your leg is to stamp your foot on the floor several times.
腿发麻时，最好的办法就是在地板上跺几下脚。●on your ˈpins (old-fashioned, informal) on your legs; when standing up or walking 以腿站立（或行走）◆He’s not as steady on his pins as he used to be. I worry about him going out.
他的腿脚不如以前那么稳健了，他出门我会担心。●(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。●for two ˈpins (old-fashioned, BrE) used to say that you would like to do sth, even though you know that it would not be sensible 恨不得，巴不得（虽然这样做不明智）◆I spend so much money on this car. For two pins I’d sell it.我在这辆车上花了这么多钱，我恨不得把它给卖了。 |