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单词 tenterhooks
释义 ten·ter·hooksBrE /ˈtentəhʊks/NAmE /ˈtentərhʊks/ noun [pl.] (be) on ˈtenterhooks (NAmE also be on ˌpins and ˈneedles) (to be) very anxious or excited while you are waiting to find out sth or see what will happen 坐立不安;如坐针毡I've been on tenterhooks all week waiting for the results. 整个星期我都在坐立不安,等待结果出来。 ORIGIN From tenterhook, a hook which in the past was used to keep material stretched on a drying frame during manufacture. 源自 tenterhook(拉幅钩),是过去把生产中的布料绷在干燥架上的一种钩子。
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