"keep on tenterhooks" 怎么发音
expression
ˈkip/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈtɛn.tɚˌhʊks
KEEP awn TEN-ter-hooks
kˈiːp/ /ˈɒn/ /tˈɛntəhˌʊks
KEEP on TEN-tuh-hooks
释义
To make someone feel very nervous, anxious, or excited because they do not know what will happen next.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkip/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈtɛn.tɚˌhʊks
英式英语
kˈiːp/ /ˈɒn/ /tˈɛntəhˌʊks
简化发音
美式
KEEP awn TEN-ter-hooks
英式
KEEP on TEN-tuh-hooks
语境中听
The teacher kept the students on tenterhooks about their test scores.
The movie kept us on tenterhooks until the very end.
The announcement was delayed and kept everyone on tenterhooks.
He likes to keep his friends on tenterhooks with his mysterious stories.