tenterhooks

1. He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors 'decision about the job.
   他仍紧张不安地等待着主任们对他的工作作出的决定。
2. People are disquieted [ on tenterhooks].
   人心惶惶。
3. He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.
   他对考试结果感到提心吊胆的。
4. Readers, have you had experiences when you were on tenterhooks, struggling to deal with the unknown? How have you learned to cope with uncertainty?
   读者们，你们是否有提心吊胆，惴惴不安的经历呢？你们又学会了怎么应对不确定性呢？（实习编辑：顾萍）
5. After that, they were all waiting on tenterhooks.
   大家搞明白之后，就都一起紧张地等待了。
6. Some believe larger screens will be a feature of the new phone, while others are on tenterhooks about iWatch wearable devices.
   有人认为iPone6将是大屏，还有些人对iWatch等可穿戴设备非常狂热。
7. My examination results are going to arrive this morning. I was on tenterhooks all day yesterday thinking about them.
   我的考试成绩到今天上午才能知道。昨天一整天我老想着这事，坐立不安。
8. The author keeps the reader on tenterhooks till the last chapter.
   作者不断给读者制造悬念知道最后一章。
9. We were kept on tenterhooks all morning until the telephone rang.
   整个上午我们一直担心吊担，直到电话铃响。
10. I waited, on tenterhooks, for Uncle Jack to tell Atticus my side of it.
    我提心吊胆地等着杰克叔叔告诉阿迪克斯我的理由。
11. My suggestion is: their money on tenterhooks for the day, it is better to play the game together!
    我的建议是：与其整日为钱提心吊胆，不如大家一起来玩游戏！
12. Give you the stage, you not only don't play, but also it wasted, if you really think about it seriously, will be on tenterhooks.
    给你这个舞台，你不仅不好好发挥，还把它浪费掉，如果你真正想到它的严重性，就会坐立不安。
13. I found him on tenterhooks when he was waiting for his girlfriend.
    在我们谈话时，他因有所期待而如坐针毡。
14. She was on tenterhooks when she heard of her mother's illness.
    她得知母亲病了，感到坐立不安。
15. He is on tenterhooks knowing that his wife is ill.
    他得知老婆生病的消息后，坐卧不安。
16. The students were on tenterhooks before the examination began.
    考试开始前，学生们心里七上八下。
17. The students are on tenterhooks to hear the result of the examination.
    学生们烦躁不安地听考试结果。
18. The tightrope walker had us on tenterhooks until her reached the safety of the other side.
    在那位走钢丝者安全到达另一边前，我们都一直提心吊胆。
19. Each man proposed to his preferred partner; each woman then rejected all the less attractive offers and kept the remaining fellow on tenterhooks in case someone better came along.
    每个男人都向自己的首选伴侣求婚；然后，每个女人都拒绝掉所有吸引力较小的求婚者，留下一个家伙，以备出现更好的人选。
20. He went in while we waited on tenterhooks in the car.
    他走了进去，我们则提心吊胆地坐在汽车里等着。
21. You must tell me, Miss Scarlett. Don't leave me on tenterhooks.
    你必须告诉我，斯佳丽小姐，别让我提心吊胆的。
22. The poor boy was on tenterhooks when his father was searching for stick.
    那个可怜的男孩见父亲到处找棍子，感到六神无主。
23. The movie kept us on tenterhooks for two hours.
    这电影使我们如坐针毡了两个小时之久。
24. The mother was on tenterhooks until her little Laura came back.
    当小珞拉回来后，她母亲才放下心来。
25. The financial market turmoil has been keeping the world on tenterhooks for more than a year now.
    金融市场动荡如今已让全球焦虑了一年多。

n.

(be) on tenterhooks

• 坐立不安；如坐针毡
  (to be) very anxious or excited while you are waiting to find out sth or see what will happen
  1. 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。