pins and needles

英 [ˌpɪnz ən ˈniːdlz]

美 [ˌpɪnz ən ˈniːdlz]

n.  发麻; 麻木

医学

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
  1. to have pins and needles
     感觉麻木

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.
  1. I had pins and needles in the tips of my fingers.
     我的指尖有针刺的感觉。

英英释义

noun

• a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation

双语例句

• The contestant was waiting for her final score on pins and needles.
  这位参赛选手正在焦急万分地等待她最后的得分。
• I had pins and needles in the tips of my fingers.
  我的指尖有针刺的感觉。
• I'm on pins and needles.
  我是如坐针毡啊。
• Terror made him catch his breath; pins and needles surged in his fingers.
  恐惧使他屏住呼吸，连手指都感到发麻。
• I was on pins and needles until I knew my marks.
  在知道成绩之前我如坐针毡。
• 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。
• I have pins and needles that I'm sitting on.
  我要让那些谣言销声匿迹。
• The condition can cause nausea and headaches and cause one to feel a sensation of pins and needles in their scalp, arms and hands or aches in their shoulders.
  这种情况会引发恶心呕吐和头痛，导致四肢和头部发麻以及肩膀疼痛。
• He's on pins and needles.
  他坐立不安的。