on tenterhooks

提心吊胆
常用释义
处于悬念或担忧的状态

扩展信息

焦虑不安
趣味英语比喻... ... 47. On pins and needles 座如针毡 48. On tenterhooks 焦虑不安，提心吊胆 49. On thin ice 如履薄冰 ...
如坐针毡
沪江博客 - 肖智利的博客 ... ... On ice 成功或实现的机会很大 On tenterhooks 如坐针毡 On the ball 机灵, 留心, 勤奋, 有见识 ...
提心吊胆
每日英语栏目 ... 16. On the spot： 当场；立即 17. On tenterhooks： 提心吊胆 18. On the rack： 极度焦虑不安 ...
惶恐不安
随身英语... ... once and for all 最后和彻底完成 on tenterhooks 惶恐不安 it can only end one way 只能以一种方式结束 ...
由于前途不明而心里紧张
翻译基础... ... a leg up 给予帮助 on tenterhooks 由于前途不明而心里紧张 swing voters 一些还没有决定投哪个候选人的选民 ...

例句

She was on tenterhooks when she heard of her mother's illness.

I found him on tenterhooks when he was waiting for his girlfriend.

My English examination result is going to arrive this morning. I was on tenterhooks all day yesterday thinking about them.

Harry Potter fans are on tenterhooks before a press conference in which JK Rowling has promised to lift the veil on her next venture.

The poor boy was on tenterhooks when his father was searching for a stick.

conversely, if the money is much, officer is big, but be always on tenterhooks day more pleasant days, you in this life or losses of the.

The financial market turmoil has been keeping the world on tenterhooks for more than a year now.

Ever since, the Irish have been on the run, and the Greeks and others on tenterhooks.

The hen-pecked man was on tenterhooks when his wife scolded her way into the room.

That's bull! I know you passed. You're just on tenterhooks waiting around for the results to arrive and you're psyching yourself out.

Readers, have you had experiences when you were on tenterhooks, struggling to deal with the unknown?

You can't imagine how worded I am, sister. We haven't got any good doctors nowadays, either. This illness is keeping me on tenterhooks.

We were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the judges were deciding the winners.

At night, the tea doesn't think, doesn't want to. Be on tenterhooks.

同义词

提心吊胆；焦虑不安
in fear and trembling

更新时间：2025-06-06 19:37