| 词组 | on tenterhooks |
| 释义 | on tenterhooksadv. phr.To be in a state of painful suspense; to feel anxious and impatient to receive some news, good or bad. 提心吊胆，焦虑不安；如坐针毡。◆ When Rose's father was near death, her husband told me, "We are on tenterhooks waiting for the phone call every day."当罗斯的父亲快要去世时，她的丈夫告诉我：“我们每天都在提心吊胆地等电话。”◆ The young poet was on tenterhooks until his new manuscript was accepted by Princeton University Press.在普林斯顿大学出版社接受他的新手稿之前，那位年轻的诗人一直如坐针毡。 |
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