nail-biting

英 [ˈneɪl baɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈneɪl baɪtɪŋ]

adj.  令人焦躁不安的; 令人紧张的

医学

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人焦躁不安的；令人紧张的
  making you feel very excited or anxious because you do not know what is going to happen
  1. a nail-biting finish
     令人担心的结局
  2. It's been a nail-biting couple of weeks waiting for my results.
     这两个星期等结果，弄得我坐卧不安。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 紧张不安的;使人焦虑的
  If you describe something such as a story or a sports match asnail-biting, you mean that it makes you feel very excited or nervous because you do not know how it is going to end.
  1. ...England's magnificent nail-biting 75-71 win over Russia.
     英国队以75:71的比分战胜俄罗斯队，比赛精彩纷呈、扣人心弦
  2. ...the nail-biting legal thriller, 'The Pelican Brief'.
     扣人心弦的法理悬疑惊悚片《塘鹅暗杀令》
• N-UNCOUNT (神经紧张时)咬指甲
  Nail-bitingis the activity of biting the ends of your fingernails, for example because you are anxious.
  1. ...negative behaviour patterns such as nail-biting or thumb-sucking.
     诸如咬指甲、吸吮拇指之类不好的行为习惯

英英释义

adj

• (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
  Synonym:cliff-hangingsuspensefulsuspensive

双语例句

• Other therapists have suggested nail-biting may be due to inward hostility – it is a form of self-mutilation after all – or nervous anxiety.
  其他理疗师建议将咬指甲归于内在敌意毕竟是某种形式上的自残或是紧张焦虑。
• Understanding nail-biting as a habit has a bleak message for a cure, unfortunately, since we know how hard bad habits can be to break.
  把咬指甲当作是一种癖好去理解，对治疗的作用并不大，因为遗憾的是我知道摆脱坏习惯有多难。
• Or that Ben Affleck's Argo, about rescuing American embassy workers in Iran, would somehow nail the Hollywood satire nail-biting escape genre.
  又或者，本•阿弗莱克的《逃离德黑兰》（Argo），关于营救在伊朗的美国使馆工作人员影片，冥冥之中将掀起好莱坞讽刺剧扣人心弦的逃生热潮。
• Hungry to avenge their nail-biting loss last week.
  非常想对上周无奈的输球进行报复。
• FOR more than a year the euro zone's debt drama has lurched from one nail-biting scene to another.
  一年多来，欧元区债务危机的“戏剧”波折的在一个个扣人心弦的场景中不断转换。
• Maybe I can talk to him about my nail-biting issue.
  没准我该跟他谈谈我咬指甲的习惯。
• It is even possible that one or other nomination will be decided only at the conventions: a nail-biting Act IV.
  僵局如果继续，甚至还会上演第四幕，在全国代表大会决定最终的人选。
• The two finalists are well matched and it should result in a nail-biting finish to the tournament.
  两个决赛者棋鼓相当，决赛将会扣人心弦的。
• Andy Bull gets to grips with power cables, security guards, nail-biting finishes-and couchette companions.
  安迪公牛与力量电报扭打起来，安全警卫，咬指甲癖性完成-并且火车卧辅同伴。
• We spent two nail-biting huors waiting for the result.
  我们花了两小时焦急地等结果。