he was on tenterhooks of expectation during our conversation .

在我们谈话的时候，他因有所期待而如坐针毡。

the menu was spicy and serbia and kosovo were on tenterhooks about the outcome.

菜单上的菜肴都很辛辣，塞尔维亚和科索沃似乎也感觉得到，正焦虑不安的等待着结果。

the president, being told of the strong earthquake in his country, was on tenterhooks every minute.

得知本国发生了强烈地震，总统一直心乱如麻。

if you are on tenterhooks words, please note, if you look into the distance, if you forget i told your every detail.

假如你如坐针毡的话，请留意了，假如你了望远方，假如你遗忘了我通知你的任何一个细节。 胣。

the poor boy was on tenterhooks when his father was searching for a stick.

那个可怜的男孩见父亲到处找棍子，感到六神无主。

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。

harry potter fans are on tenterhooks before a press conference in which jk rowling has promised to lift the veil on her next venture.

这场新闻发布会之前，哈迷们都寝食难安，因为jk罗琳承诺要在会上为她的下一步举动揭开面纱。

his parents were on tenterhooks all the time until they got his letter.

他的父母在收到他的信前，一直是那样的心烦意乱。

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 was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.

他对考试结果感到提心吊胆的。

the author keeps the reader on tenterhooks till the last chapter.

作者不断给读者造成悬念直到读完最后一章。

we were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the judges chose the winner.

我们坐立不安了好几个小时，等着裁判们决定获胜者。

we were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the judges were deciding the winners.

我们在等待裁判员裁决出优胜者，几个小时如坐针毡。

i found him on tenterhooks when he was waiting for his girlfriend.

在我们谈话时，他因有所期待而如坐针毡。

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。