nail-biting
英 [ˈneɪl baɪtɪŋ]
美 [ˈneɪl baɪtɪŋ]
adj. 令人焦躁不安的; 令人紧张的
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- a nail-biting finish
令人担心的结局 - 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。
- a nail-biting finish
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.- ...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 - ...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》
- ...England's magnificent nail-biting 75-71 win over Russia.
- 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.- ...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
- ...negative behaviour patterns such as nail-biting or thumb-sucking.
英英释义
adj
- (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
双语例句
- 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。 - Indeed, several of the few articles on nail-biting open by commenting on the surprising lack of literature on the topic.
事实上，几篇为数不多关于咬指甲的文章公开评述该问题上的文献严重不足。 - 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。 - Written assignments, especially math, reduced him to nail-biting frustration.
完成作业时，尤其是数学，总让他有无所适从的挫败感。 - 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。 - You feel frustrated and anxious, which can induce a nail-biting frenzy that can escalate into a triple-chocolate-mud-cake-eating frenzy in a blink of an eye!
你感想悲不美观、焦灼，年夜概起头神经质地冒作古咬指甲，然后不成救药地陷入一眨眼吃失三年夜块巧克力蛋糕的猖獗！ - We spent two nail-biting huors waiting for the result.
我们花了两小时焦急地等结果。 - 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。 - A search of a scientific literature reveals only a handful of studies on treatment of nail-biting.
检索相关科学文献只发现一些基于如何治疗咬指甲癖的研究。 - 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。