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'm on pins and needles.
我是如坐针毡啊。 - I have pins and needles in my right arm.
我右手臂发麻。 - He is on pins and needles.
他如坐针毡。 - Dad: What's wrong? You are like a little monkey, on pins and needles!
爸爸:怎么啦?你就像个小猴子,如坐针毡啊! - The father-to-be is on pins and needles.
即将成为父亲的人紧张地如坐针毡。 - He's on pins and needles.
他坐立不安的。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。