n. <纺>拉幅钩; 如坐针毡, 忐忑不安
n one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
1. There's always that little bit of on tenterhooks about whether it will.
总是会有一点 对于未来的不确定性
2. I'm on bail and he's on tenterhooks, until they decide if they can make a case against either of us.
我在保释期 他每天焦躁不安 直到他们决定是否可以控告我们其中的一个
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