| 单词 | tenterhooks |
| 释义 | ten·ter·hooks /ˈtentəhʊks $ -ər-/ noun especially British English be on tenterhooks EXCITEDto feel nervous and excited because you are waiting to find out something or for something to happen 〔因等待而〕紧张不安 SYN be on edge She had been on tenterhooks all night, expecting Joe to return at any moment. 她一晚上都心神不定，等待着乔随时回来。Examples from the Corpustenterhooks• Time has me dangling on its tenterhooks.• She had been on tenterhooks all night expecting Joe to return at any moment from Port Eynon.• Louis was reconstituting the royal family, keeping his adult sons on tenterhooks.• He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors' decision about the manager's job.• Everyone had been waiting on tenterhooks on the platform, as they had been technically ready for more than a day.• For the remainder of the carol I was on tenterhooks, not daring to take my eyes from the lectern.• Nutty watched on tenterhooks as Hoomey took in his new situation: the centre of an admiring crowd.• Both of us were on tenterhooks for reasons both intellectual and commercial.Origin tenterhooks (1500-1600) tenterhook “sharp nail for fastening cloth on a tenter” ((15-20 centuries)), from tenter “frame for drying and stretching cloth” ((13-20 centuries)) (from Medieval Latin tentura, from Latin tendere; → TEND) + hookten·ter·hooks nounChineseSyllable and to are Corpus because feel waiting you nervous excited |
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