如坐针毡 meaning in Chinese
sit on pins and needles; as if sitting on a spiked rug; be in an extremely uncomfortable position; be kept on the anxious seat; be on nettles; be on tenterhooks; be [sit; stand; walk] upon [on] thorns; feel as if sitting on a bed of nails; feel extremely uneasy; like a cat on hot bricks; sit on a cushion of needles -- ill at ease; sit on thorns; sitting on a rug [a carpet] full of needles
Examples
- It had been intolerable to be with him since then .
从此跟他在一起就如坐针毡。 - Their forgiveness made a loud noise in his ears .
他们这样原谅他反而使他如坐针毡。 - Durkin sat there embarrassed, too wise to say anything .
德尔金坐在那里如坐针毡，他是聪明人，所以，一声不吭。 - There stirred in her a tortuous impulse to push the matter toward decision .
这件事非得解决不可，她心痒痒地要来试一下，简直如坐针毡。 - The movie kept us on tenterhooks for two hours
这电影使我们如坐针毡了两个小时之久。