tenterhooks的翻译，读音
英/ ˈtentəhʊks /
美/ ˈtentərhʊks /
释义：
n.焦虑不安
短句
on tenterhooks 提心吊胆；焦虑不安；如坐针毡近义词
n. anxious seat
例句
I was on tenterhooks all day yesterday thinking about them. 昨天一整天我老想着这事，坐立不安。
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。
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. 。
He is on tenterhooks knowing that his wife is ill. 他得知老婆生病的消息后,坐卧不安. 。
tenterhooks are the upholstery of the anxious seat. 歪曲事实是内心惶恐的一种掩饰. 。