tenterhooks

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英式音标 [ˈten.tə.hʊks]
美式音标 [ˈten.t̬ɚ.hʊks]
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基本解释

n.拉幅钩；坐立不安

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英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

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。

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剑桥英英字典

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen