tenterhooks

英 ['tentəhʊks] 美 ['tentərhʊks]

• n. 拉幅钩；坐立不安

tenterhooks的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

英英释义

名词 tenterhook:

1. one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter

tenterhooks的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. We were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the judges were deciding the winners.
   我们在等待裁判员裁决出优胜者，几个小时如坐针毡。

词汇搭配

• on tenterhooks 提心吊担(焦虑不安...