n. <纺>拉幅钩; 如坐针毡, 忐忑不安
n one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
1.There's always that pttle bit of on tenterhooks about whether it will.
总是会有一点 对于未来的不确定性
2.I'm on bail and he's on tenterhooks, until they decide if they can make a case against either of us.
我在保释期 他每天焦躁不安 直到他们决定是否可以控告我们其中的一个