be on tenterhooks什么意思
坐立不安; 惶惶不可终日; 肉跳心惊; 提心吊胆,焦虑不安,如坐针毡
1. 心烦意乱,七上八下,六神无主,手足无措,坐立不安 如坐针毡 局促不安 心里如麻:Reap what one has sown 咎由自取,玩火自焚,惹火烧身,作茧自缚,自作自受,自食其果,自掘坟... | Be on tenterhooks 心烦意乱,七上八下,六神无主,手足无措,坐立不安 如坐针毡 局促不安 心里如麻 | Fish in the air 水中捞...
2. 提心吊胆 焦虑不安 如坐针毡:be on strike || 举行罢工 | be on tenterhooks || 提心吊胆 焦虑不安 如坐针毡 | be on the advance || (物价)在上涨中