pins and needles
英 [ˌpɪnz ən ˈniːdlz]
美 [ˌpɪnz ən ˈniːdlz]
n. 发麻; 麻木
习惯用语
n.
- be on pins and needlesbe on pins and needles
牛津词典
noun
- 发麻；麻木
an uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body, caused when a normal flow of blood returns after it has been partly blocked, especially because you have been sitting or lying in an awkward position- to have pins and needles
感觉麻木
- to have pins and needles
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT （身体某一部位发麻时的）针刺感
If you havepins and needlesin part of your body, you feel small sharp pains there for a short period of time. It usually happens when that part of your body has been in an uncomfortable position.- I had pins and needles in the tips of my fingers.
我的指尖有针刺的感觉。
- I had pins and needles in the tips of my fingers.
英英释义
noun
- a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation
双语例句
- He was on pins and needles in wanting to know whether his daughter had been saved or not.
他坐立不安，急于要知道他的女儿是否脱险。 - She sat for so long that she felt pins and needles in her legs.
她坐得太久，腿都麻了。 - So I never tear my hair before exams and I'm never as nervous as a cat on the hot roof or have a lot of butterflies in my stomach or sit on pins and needles.
我从不本末倒置，不分主次。所以考试前我从不临时抱佛脚，或紧张得如热锅上的蚂蚁，忐忑不安，如坐针毡。 - The sensation of pins and needles is caused by an impairment of blood circulation.
身体发麻的感觉是由血液循环不畅引起的。 - He is on pins and needles.
他如坐针毡。 - I feel my hands on pins and needles, this is not fiction, so many materials, so many stories, not much, writing.
我感到我的手在发麻，这毕竟不是小说啊，那么多的材料，那么多的故事，千头万绪，无从下笔。 - She's been in there for so long, I'm on pins and needles to find out if it's a boy or a girl!
她已经进去一个小时了，我迫不及待地想知道生的是男孩还是女孩。 - We had been on pins and needles all day long, until we received his telegram.
在接到他的电报以前，我们一直焦急不安。 - Many famous actors are on pins and needles before the curtain opens for a play.
在帷幕拉开前，许多著名的演员感到坐立不安。 - You are like a little monkey, on pins and needles!
你就像个小猴子，如坐针毡啊！