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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

        • Terror made him catch his breath; pins and needles surged in his fingers.
          恐惧使他屏住呼吸,连手指都感到发麻。
        • 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 until I knew my marks.
          在知道成绩之前我如坐针毡。
        • I've got pins and needles in my hands.
          你可知道,我如坐针毡似的等着你的电话。
        • The condition can cause nausea and headaches and cause one to feel a sensation of pins and needles in their scalp, arms and hands or aches in their shoulders.
          这种情况会引发恶心呕吐和头痛,导致四肢和头部发麻以及肩膀疼痛。
        • 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。
        • I had pins and needles in the tips of my fingers.
          我的指尖有针刺的感觉。
        • You are like a little monkey, on pins and needles!
          你就像个小猴子,如坐针毡啊!
        • He tried to look calm and confident but everybody in the courtroom knew he was on pins and needles.
          当陪审团团长开始宣读裁决书的时候,这个摔跤运动员的脸白得像一张白纸一样。他想装得很平静,很有自信,但是在法庭上的每个人都知道他很紧张。
        • 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。