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

• I'm all pins and needles.
  我都起鸡皮疙瘩了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He's on pins and needles.
  他坐立不安的。
• She sat for so long that she felt pins and needles in her legs.
  她坐得太久，腿都麻了。
• 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。
• 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。
• You are like a little monkey, on pins and needles!
  你就像个小猴子，如坐针毡啊！
• 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。