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单词 anxious seat
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
anxious seat′, 
    1. Dialect TermsAlso called anxious bench′. [Chiefly North Atlantic States and Southern and South Midland U.S.]a seat reserved at a revival meeting for those troubled by conscience and eager for spiritual assistance.
    2. Dialect Termsa state of anxiety, esp. about the outcome of a vote, negotiation, etc.:Strikers have been in the anxious seat for the last three days.
    • 1810–20, American.

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