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ten.ter.hooksHten7tE7hJks, $-tL-pl n拉幅钩on tenterhooks worried or anxious about something that is going to happen提心吊胆,焦虑不安,如坐针毡I was on tenterhooks to find out who had won. [+ to infinitive]我焦虑不安,想看出谁赢了。We were kept on tenterhooks all morning until the telephone rang.整个上午我们一直提心吊胆,直到电话铃响。
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