tenterhooks
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈten.tə.hʊks]
- 美式音标 [ˈten.t̬ɚ.hʊks]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.拉幅鉤；坐立不安
英汉例句
- 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