tenterhooks
n. 焦虑不安
例句
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。
《牛津词典》
He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors' decision about the job.
他仍在紧张地等待着主管们对他的工作作出的决定。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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。
