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
- We spent two nail-biting huors waiting for the result.
我们花了两小时焦急地等结果。 - Injustice is a complex, nail-biting drama that takes the audience on a journey full of surprises until it reaches its devastating conclusion.
《绝非正义》情节跌宕起伏、环环相扣，将带领观众进行一场惊险之旅直到揭开那令人恐惧的结局。 - People who are generally impatient, or who get bored or frustrated easily, are more likely to engage in repetitive body-focused behaviors such as skin-picking, nail-biting or eyelash-pulling, the researchers found.
研究人员发现，那些一般缺乏耐心、容易感到无聊或是沮丧的人更可能有重复性的身体强迫行为，比如抓皮肤、咬指甲或是拔睫毛。 - After weeks of nail-biting auditions and five days of tense semi-finals, Britains Got Talent picked one of the 11 acts to be the 2014 champion.
在经过了漫长的海选和五天紧张的半决赛之后，11位候选选手中其中一位成为了第八季英国达人秀2014年的冠军。 - 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。 - Hungry to avenge their nail-biting loss last week.
非常想对上周无奈的输球进行报复。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。