"keep on tenterhooks" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 讓人懸著心
• 讓人提心吊膽

Definition

讓某人因為不知道接下來會發生什麼而感到非常緊張或激動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是較書面或描述性的習語，常用於製造懸念或讓人持續等候的情景。常見被動語態。不作字面理解。

Examples

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

老師**讓學生懸著心**等待成績。

The movie kept us on tenterhooks until the very end.

這部電影**讓我們一直懸著心**到最後一刻。

The announcement was delayed and kept everyone on tenterhooks.

公告延遲了，**讓大家都懸著心**。

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

他喜歡用神祕的故事**讓朋友們懸著心**。

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

等那通重要電話**讓我整天都懸著心**。

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

別**讓我一直懸著心**，快告訴我發生了什麼！