| 词汇 | nail-biting |
| 释义 | nail-biting adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈneɪlˌbaɪ.tɪŋ/ us /ˈneɪlˌbaɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ A nail-biting situation is very exciting or worrying because you do not know how it will end: （由于结局未知而）紧张刺激的，令人焦急的 Germany won the championship after a nail-biting final.经过一场扣人心弦的决赛，德国队赢得了冠军。 Synonym suspenseful Causing anxiety and worry alarming alarmingly bite catch up with someone come back to bite someoneidiom disturb dread frighten frighten someone/something away/off get/go beyond a jokeidiom give someone the jimjamsidiom give someone the jittersidiom oppressive rattle roost stressfully suspenseful suspensefully suspensive swatting Examples of nail-bitingnail-biting In the holiday season this holdup causes probably more nail-biting, if not accidents, than any other stretch of road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who have attended counts know what nail-biting occasions they can be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been nail-biting stuff over the years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been nail-biting concern until the last moment, but, over the past two or three years, we have scrambled through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was not the most nail-biting contest of the election evening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Due to its bitter taste, cascara can be used to stop nail-biting by applying it to the fingernails. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rest of the story is a nail-biting chase for these lingams. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This followed a nail-biting two days of counting and recounting votes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Credible performances from its leads and a nail-biting screenplay makes it an engaging trip. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She breaks her nail-biting habit in the process. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There was a nail-biting photo finish for the third place. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Credible performances from its leads, a nail-biting screenplay along with a fresh milieu makes it an engaging film. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bitter flavor discourages the nail-biting habit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Common examples include: procrastination, fidgeting, overspending, nail-biting. 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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