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ten·ter·hooksBrE /ˈtentəhʊks/ NAmE /ˈtentərhʊks/ noun [pl. ] ● (be ) on ˈtenterhooks (NAmE alsobe 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。ORIGINFrom 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。 |