词汇 | nail-biter |
释义 | nail-biter noun[ C ] uk /ˈneɪlˌbaɪ.tər/ us /ˈneɪlˌbaɪ.t̬ɚ/ a sports event or film that is exciting because you do not know how it will end: 扣人心弦的体育比赛;充满悬念的电影 Saturday's semifinal was a real nail-biter.周六的半决赛真是紧张刺激。 Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm alacrity animation ardour avidity boosterism commotion flirtation frenzy friskiness frisson frolic get a buzz out of something/doing something hubbub pep perkiness physicality piquancy pizzazz whirl zealousness Examples of nail-biternail-biter Because there were eight members on the panel of judges and no way to break an eventual tie, the decision promised to be a nail-biter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The next game was a nail-biter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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