| 单词 | on pins and needles |
| 释义 | > as lemmason pins and needles pins and needles n. a prickling or tingling sensation, paraesthesia; on pins and needles: in a state of agitated suspense or extreme uneasiness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > [phrase] > acutely anxious on the gridiron1590 on the rack1600 on pins and needles1710 the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > pricking or tingling prickinga1398 tinglinga1450 punction1596 dindling1597 compunction1604 punto1617 prickling1656 sharpness1694 puncture1709 puncturation1733 pins and needles1813 tingle1832 pringling1890 the mind > emotion > fear > nervousness or uneasiness > nervous or uneasy [phrase] > in a state of excessive uneasiness on pins and needles1897 1710 E. Ward Satyrical Refl. on Clubs V. xx. 240 Clap'd Beaus and Rakes..Inflamed with Pins and Needles. 1786 J. Cobb Strangers at Home iii. 72 Where is your master? Aside.—I sit on pins and needles! 1813 W. Dunlap Mem. G. F. Cooke II. xxx. 265 As it was—it was bad enough—my voice—haw!—there are pins and needles—I must send for a physician. 1897 Pall Mall Mag. Aug. 530 He was plainly on pins and needles, did not know whether to take or to refuse a cigar. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 64 Subjective sensations such as heat and cold, pins and needles,..may persist during the intervals. 1934 P. Lynch Turf-cutter's Donkey xviii. 178 But she was sitting on her foot, and it was pricking with ‘pins and needles’ so that she could hardly bear it. 1944 W. S. Maugham Razor's Edge iii. 112 The bishop had been a cavalry officer..and his austere, cadaverous vicar general was always on pins and needles lest he should say something scandalous. 1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride xlix. 386 Roz's legs have gone to sleep. Every step she takes sends pins and needles shooting into them. 2003 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 32 Sept. 29 The suspense had landlords, brokers and downtown advocates on pins and needles. < as lemmas |
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