1·I've been on tenterhooks all week waiting for the results.
整个星期我都在坐立不安，等待结果出来。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors' decision about the job.
他仍在紧张地等待着主管们对他的工作作出的决定。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The movie kept us on tenterhooks for two hours.
这电影使我们如坐针毡了两个小时之久。
4·He is on tenterhooks knowing that his wife is ill.
他得知老婆生病的消息后，坐卧不安。
5·He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.
他对考试结果感到提心吊胆的。
6·I was on tenterhooks all day yesterday thinking about them.
昨天一整天我老想着这事，坐立不安。
7·He was on tenterhooks of expectation during our conversation.
在我们谈话时，他因有所期待而如坐针毡。
8·The author keeps the reader on tenterhooks till the last chapter.
作者不断给读者造成悬念直到读完最后一章。
9·I I found him on tenterhooks when he was waiting for his girlfriend.
我发现他在等女朋友时显得局促不安。
10·His parents were on tenterhooks all the time until they got his letter.
他的父母在收到他的信前，一直是那样的心烦意乱。