be on tenterhooks 坐立不安

时间：2022-06-06 09:25:23

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“坐立不安”，汉语成语，坐着站着都不安稳，形容心情烦躁不安的样子。可以翻译为“be fidgety or restless”，与英文习语“be on tenterhooks¹”意思相近，表示“waiting nervously² for something to happen”。

例句：

整个星期我都在坐立不安，等待结果出来。

I've been on tenterhooks all week waiting for the results.

我父亲看起来坐立不安。

My father seemed very restless.

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1 tenterhooks
n.坐立不安
参考例句：
The students are on tenterhooks to hear the result of the examination.学生们烦躁不安地听考试结果。 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。

2 nervously
adv.神情激动地，不安地
参考例句：
He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。 He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。