"on tenterhooks" 怎么发音
expression
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈtɛntɚˌhʊks
ON TEN-ter-hooks
ˈɒn/ /tˈɛntəhˌʊks
ON TEN-tuh-hooks
释义
Feeling very nervous or anxious while waiting for something important or uncertain to happen.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈtɛntɚˌhʊks
英式英语
ˈɒn/ /tˈɛntəhˌʊks
简化发音
美式
ON TEN-ter-hooks
英式
ON TEN-tuh-hooks
语境中听
I'm on tenterhooks waiting for my exam results.
She was on tenterhooks before her job interview.
The children were on tenterhooks waiting for the show to start.
We were all on tenterhooks as the winner was about to be announced.