tenterhooks

tenterhooks读音音标

英 [ˈtentəhʊks]

美 [ˈtentərhʊks]

tenterhooks意思解释

n.

拉幅钩；

如坐针毡，忐忑不安；

英英释义

n.

one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter

词组短语

on tenterhooks

双语例句

用作名词(n.)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。