sit on thorns

英 美
  • 如坐针毡; 焦虑不安,[法] 如坐针毯; 局促不安
    1. He was then sitting on thorns and waiting for you.
      他当时如坐针毡,焦急地等待着你。
    2. You look like on pins and needles.
      你好象如坐针毡的样子。
    3. It is unbearable to be always on thorns.
      老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
    4. We were all in a sweat over the big test we would get on Friday.
      我们都为星期五将举行的大考而焦虑不安。
    5. Throughout the whole of that evening he was on edge to get away.
      他整个晚上都局促不安要离开。
    6. I found him on tenterhooks when he was waiting for his girlfriend.
      我发现他在等女朋友时显得局促不安。