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单词 nail-biting
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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. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nail-biting n
  1. the act or habit of biting one's fingernails
  2. anxiety or tension
  3. (as modifier): nail-biting suspense
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