英语释义

1. something (such as a close contest) that induces tension or anxiety

2. something (such as a game or movie) that causes people to feel nervous because the ending is not known until the final moment

片语

NAIL BITING OR NAIL PICKING咬指甲或抠指甲

thellos caused hellom considerable nail-biting按字面儿是说有事令他大咬其指甲

No nail biting不咬指甲

nail-biting addiction咬指甲癖

英汉例句

• In this nail biting doomsday thriller, celebrated author Daniel Koontz tells the story of a community cut off from the outside while the entire world is under siege by a malicious alien force.

  在这部扣人心弦的末日论惊险小说中，着名作家丹尼尔·孔兹讲述的故事是关于一个社区在全世界都受到外星邪恶势力的围攻之时，却与外部世界失去了联系。

• Rather, I suggest, nail biting is just the result of a number of factors which - due to random variation - combine in some people to create a bad habit.

  我认为：咬指甲仅仅是由于诸多因素引发的——由于随机变异——一些人形成坏习惯的结合。

• As you close in on the point where the Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean the race will be almost over, the wind can die off leaving a nail biting finish to a 3,500 nautical mile race.

  当你们逐渐靠近大西洋与印度洋的交汇处时，这个赛段的比赛就基本要完成了，风速逐渐消逝，3,500海里激烈的角逐马上就要结束了。

• Take nail biting for example. According to a research, it is suggested that those who bite their nails tend to be perfectionists, while also tense and often nervous.

  以咬指甲为例子，研究表明那些喜欢咬指甲的人往往是完美主义者，同时也经常精神紧张。

• Take nail biting for example. According to a research, it is suggested that those who bite their nails tend to be perfectionists, while also tense and often nervous.

  以咬指甲为例，根据一份研究表明咬指甲的人往往为完美主义者，也容易紧张不安。

• While nail biting is not generally harmful, if you attack the cuticles you can risk bleeding and bacterial infection.

  虽然啃咬指甲通常不会使人受伤，但如果你咬伤了指甲周围的皮肤，仍然会导致出血并可能造成细菌感染。

• I propose that there is no special cause of nail biting - not breastfeeding, chronic anxiety or a lack of motherly love.

  我假设没有特殊的原因引发咬指甲——不是因为什么母乳喂养、长期焦虑、缺乏母爱。

• You feel frustrated and anxious, may start nervously nail biting frenzy and hopelessly in a blink of an eye the triple chocolate cake - eating frenzy in!

  你感到灰心、焦虑，可能开始神经质地拼命咬指甲，然后不可救药地陷入一眨眼吃掉三大块巧克力蛋糕的疯狂！

• Nonetheless, he has created another bestseller, which has been praised for its nail biting suspense by die - hard patterson fans and new readers alike.

  然而，他还是使其成为了另一部畅销书，该书令人忐忑不安的悬念受到了帕特森的铁桿书迷以及新读者的称赞。

相似词

cliff-hanger连载惊险小说；惊险紧张的比赛；吊人胃口的场景

thriller惊险小说；使人毛骨悚然的东西；使人毛骨悚然的小说