I've been on tenterhooks all week waiting for the results.
整个星期我都在坐立不安,等待结果出来。
He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors' decision about the job.
他仍在紧张地等待着主管们对他的工作作出的决定。
I was on tenterhooks all day yesterday thinking about them.
昨天一整天我老想着这事,坐立不安。
Harry Potter fans are on tenterhooks before a press conference in which JK Rowling has promised to lift the veil on her next venture.
这场新闻发布会之前,哈迷们都寝食难安,因为JK罗琳承诺要在会上为她的下一步举动揭开面纱。
The movie kept us on tenterhooks for two hours.
这电影使我们如坐针毡了两个小时之久。
He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.
他对考试结果感到提心吊胆的。
He was on tenterhooks of expectation during our conversation.
在我们谈话时,他因有所期待而如坐针毡。
The author keeps the reader on tenterhooks till the last chapter.
作者不断给读者造成悬念直到读完最后一章。
His parents were on tenterhooks all the time until they got his letter.
他的父母在收到他的信前,一直是那样的心烦意乱。
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。
We were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the judges were deciding the winners.
我们在等待裁判员裁决出优胜者,几个小时如坐针毡。
I do not know why, as long as you are in me, my heart is no longer on tenterhooks.
不知为什么,只要有你在我身边,我的心便不再惶惶不安。
He is on tenterhooks knowing that his wife is ill.
他得知老婆生病的消息后,坐卧不安。
He is on tenterhooks knowing that his wife is ill.
他得知老婆生病的消息后,坐卧不安。
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