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单词 nail-biter
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
nail-bit•er /ˈneɪlˌbaɪtɚ/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. a situation that is marked by anxiety or tension.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nail-bit•er  (nāl′bī′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who bites his or her nails, esp. habitually.
  2. a situation marked by anxiety or tension.
  • 1970–75

nail-bit•er  (nāl′bī′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who bites his or her nails, esp. habitually.
  2. a situation marked by anxiety or tension.
  • 1970–75

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nail-bit•ing  (nāl′bī′ting),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, esp. as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
  2. Informal Termsnervousness:The announcement that the trade agreement had been signed ended a week of nail-biting on Wall Street.

adj. 
  1. Informal Termscausing nervousness:The nail-biting part of the canoe trip was through the stretches of white water.
  • 1890–95
nail′-bit′er, n. 
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