"keep on tenterhooks" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让人悬着心
• 让人提心吊胆

Definition

让某人因为不知道接下来会发生什么而感到非常紧张或激动。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是比较书面或描述性的习语，通常用于制造悬念或让人持续等待的情景。常见被动语态用法。不可字面理解。

Examples

The teacher kept the students on tenterhooks about their test scores.

老师**让学生悬着心**等待成绩。

The movie kept us on tenterhooks until the very end.

这部电影**让我们一直悬着心**到最后一刻。

The announcement was delayed and kept everyone on tenterhooks.

公告推迟了，**让大家都悬着心**。

He likes to keep his friends on tenterhooks with his mysterious stories.

他喜欢用神秘的故事**让朋友们悬着心**。

Waiting for that important call kept me on tenterhooks all day.

等待那通重要的电话**让我一整天都悬着心**。

Don't keep me on tenterhooks—just tell me what happened!

别**让我一直悬着心**，快告诉我发生了什么！