tenterhooks [ˈtentərhʊks]

例句:

• People are disquieted [ on tenterhooks ] .
  人心惶惶.
  
• We've been on tenterhooks like expectant parents ourselves.
  来自BBC
• He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors' decision about the job.
  他仍紧张不安地等待着主任们对他的工作作出的决定。
  
• The students are on tenterhooks to hear the result of the examination.
  学生们烦躁不安地听考试结果.
  
• That's great news for us but we're on tenterhooks for something even bigger.
  来自BBC
• Frodo likes to use the element of surprise, so everyone's on tenterhooks wondering if and when he'll show up.
  来自BBC