| 单词 | to be on tenterhooks |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be on (the) tenterhooks c. to be on (the) tenterhooks: i.e. in a state of painful suspense or impatience: cf. tenter n.1 3b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > be apprehensive [verb (intransitive)] trance1340 to be on (the) tenter(s1633 to be on (the) tenterhooks1748 stew1917 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > be in suspense [verb (intransitive)] dependc1430 to hang up1623 to be on (the) tenter(s1633 to be on (the) tenterhooks1748 (to be, sit, stand, walk) on thorns (a thorn)1768 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > be anxious [verb (intransitive)] > be acutely anxious to be on (the) tenter(s1633 to chafe, fret, fry, melt, stew, sweat in one's own grease1663 to be on (the) tenterhooks1748 to be on heckle pins1850 sweat1963 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xlv. 94 I..left him upon the tenter-hooks of impatient uncertainty. 1812 R. Wilson Private Diary (1861) I. 127 Until I reach the imperial headquarters I shall be on tenter-hooks. 1897 Sat. Rev. 25 Dec. 754/1 The author keeps..the reader..on tenterhooks. < as lemmas |
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