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
- I was on pins and needles all day until she called me.
在未接到她电话前,我整天位立不安。 - He tried to look calm and confident but everybody in the courtroom knew he was on pins and needles.
当陪审团团长开始宣读裁决书的时候,这个摔跤运动员的脸白得像一张白纸一样。他想装得很平静,很有自信,但是在法庭上的每个人都知道他很紧张。 - He is on pins and needles.
他如坐针毡。 - She sat for so long that she felt pins and needles in her legs.
她坐得太久,腿都麻了。 - Rose has its thorn you never find a woman without pins and needles.
朵朵玫瑰均有刺,女人无一不带针。 - This movie will keep you on pins and needles from beginning to end.
这部电影会让你从头到尾觉得很紧张,刺激。 - I have pins and needles in my right arm.
我右手臂发麻。 - 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。 - 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 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。