tenterhooks
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?ten.t?.h?ks]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?ten.t??.h?ks]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n.拉幅鉤；坐立不安
英漢例句
- We were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the judges were deciding the winners.
我們在等待裁判員裁決出優(yōu)勝者，幾個小時如坐針氈。
用作名詞 (n.)
英英字典
- worried or nervous about something that is going to happen