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单词 nail-biter
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nail-biter in American English

(ˈneɪlˌbaɪtər)
noun
Informal
a situation or activity, as a suspenseful drama or highly competitive game in sports, with an outcome so uncertain that it creates much tension or anxiety

nail-biter in American English

(ˈneilˌbaitər)
noun
1. 
a person who bites his or her nails, esp. habitually
2. 
a situation marked by anxiety or tension
Word origin
[1970–75]

Examples of 'nail-biter' in a sentence
nail-biter

Speaking of nail-biter, sound the klaxon.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's a genuinely thrilling nail-biter.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But it won't likely be a nail-biter.
canada.com (2005)
How many did a team need before the fourth-innings chase became a nail-biter?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A taut little nail-biter, slightly marred by a dubious moral stance.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
America is up for a humdinger of an election - just like our own nail-biter.
The Sun (2015)
The first game wasn't a nail-biter like the second one.
Houston Chronicle (2001)
Beginning a new campaign, they endured another nail-biter yesterday - and again they could not prevail.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This absolute nail-biter, written in a clever and convincing teenage vernacular, has an ending of stunning ingenuity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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