People are disquieted [ on tenterhooks ] .

人心惶惶.

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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。

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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.

辞典例句

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.

辞典例句

The author keeps the reader on tenterhooks till the last chapter.

作者不断给读者造成悬念直到读完最后一章.

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He was on tenterhooks of expectation during our conversation.

在我们谈话的时候,他因有所期待而如坐针毡.

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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.

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He was on tenterhooks of expectations during our conversation.

在我们谈话时,他因有所期待而.

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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.

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I found him on tenterhooks when he was waiting for his girlfriend.

我发现他在等女朋友时显得.

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We were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the judges chose the winner.

我们坐立不安了好几个小时,等着裁判们决定获胜者.

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His parents were on tenterhooks all the time until they got his letter.

他的父母在收到他的信前,一直是那样的.

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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.

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