| 单词 | tenterhook |
| 释义 | tenterhook[ ten-ter-hook ] / ˈtɛn tərˌhʊk / nounone of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter. Idioms for tenterhookon tenterhooks, in a state of uneasy suspense or painful anxiety: The movie keeps one on tenterhooks until the very last moment. Origin of tenterhookFirst recorded in 1470–80; tenter + hook1 Words nearby tenterhooktent circus, tent city, tent dress, tented, tenter, tenterhook, tenterhooks, tent fly, tenth, Tenth Amendment, Tenth Commandment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tenterhooktenterhook / (ˈtɛntəˌhʊk) / nounone of a series of hooks or bent nails used to hold cloth stretched on a tenter on tenterhooks in a state of tension or suspense Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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