单词 | nail-biting |
释义 | nail-biting1. adjective If you describe something such as a story or a sports match as nail-biting, you mean that it makes you feel very excited or nervous because you do not know how it is going to end. ...England's magnificent nail-biting 3-1 win. He had a perfect, nail-biting climax to his story. 2. uncountable noun Nail-biting is the activity of biting the ends of your fingernails, for example because you areanxious. ...negative behaviour patterns such as nail-biting or thumb-sucking. nail-biting in British Englishnoun 1. the act or habit of biting one's fingernails 2. a. anxiety or tension b. (as modifier) nail-biting suspense nail-biting in American English (ˈneɪlˌbaɪtɪŋ) adjective causing tension or anxiety Examples of 'nail-biting' in a sentence |
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