| 释义 |
ten·ter·hook /ˈtentəhʊk/ n. | phr.
n.
【纺】拉幅钩
phr. on tenterhooks 提心吊胆，焦虑不安，如坐针毡 The writer puts his readers right on tenterhooks. 作者使读者完全处在紧张心情之中。He went in while we waited on tenterhooks in the car. 当我们在汽车里焦急不安地等待时，他走了进去。on the tenterhooks 〈古〉= on ten·terhooks |