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 was on pins and needles until I knew my marks.
  在知道成绩之前我如坐针毡。
• I have pins and needles in my right arm.
  我右手臂发麻。
• 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。
• 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。
• She sat for so long that she felt pins and needles in her legs.
  她坐得太久，腿都麻了。
• 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。
• Dad: What's wrong? You are like a little monkey, on pins and needles!
  爸爸：怎么啦？你就像个小猴子，如坐针毡啊！
• They are on pins and needles, not knowing what to do.
  他们如坐针毡，不知道做什么好。
• I'm on pins and needles.
  我是如坐针毡啊。
• He was on pins and needles in wanting to know whether his daughter had been saved or not.
  他坐立不安，急于要知道他的女儿是否脱险。