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tenterhooks

ten·ter·hooks /ˈtentəhʊks $ -ər-/ noun especially British EnglishBrE  
be on tenterhooks EXCITEDto feel nervous and excited because you are waiting to find out something or for something to happen 〔因等待而〕紧张不安 SYN be on edge
 She had been on tenterhooks all night, expecting Joe to return at any moment.
她一晚上都心神不定,等待着乔随时回来。
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Origin tenterhooks
(1500-1600) tenterhook sharp nail for fastening cloth on a tenter ((15-20 centuries)), from tenter frame for drying and stretching cloth ((13-20 centuries)) (from Medieval Latin tentura, from Latin tendere; → TEND) + hook
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