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坐立不安zuò lì bù ānbe on tenterhooks(/edge/hot coals/the anxious bench); be restless(with anxiety); be very fidgety; cannot keep still in a state of mental agony; have ants in one’s pants;feel uneasy whether sitting or standing; sit on pinsand needles
❍ 这两天老头子～，捏着手杖到处骂骂咧咧。(杨沫《青春之歌》331) Anxiety had made the oldman more abusive than ever: he constantly rappedthe ground with his stick.
❍ 今日天使李俊在家～，掉船出来江里，赶些私盐，不想又遇到哥哥在此受难！ (《水浒全传》 457)Today fate decided that I should be veryfidgety at home,so that I got my boat to try to intercept some salt smugglers. I had not the slightestidea that I would save your life.
❍ 杨白劳～，最后偷向一个角落，以颤抖的手伸向怀中，掏卖身文书。(《毛白女》26) In a state of mental agony,Yang cannot keep still,so he withdraws to a corner,where he clutches the document in his pocket with trembling hands.
❍ 我却～，觉得非找人谈谈不可。(爱新觉罗·溥仪《我的前半生》400) …but I was feeling most uneasy and had tohave someone to talk to.
❍ 当徐总经理答应朱延年开透支户头的时候，税局在沪江纱厂的驻厂员方宇正在厂长室里～。(周而复《上海的早晨》Ⅰ—120) While Xu Yidewas agreeing to get Zhu Yannian his credit facilities,the Tax Office’s representative at the Hu Jiang Cotton Mill,Fang Yu,was sitting uneasily in the director’s office. 坐立不安feel uneasy whether sitting or standing;be fidgety;be on tenterhooks 坐立不安zuò lì bù ān坐着和站着都不安稳。形容心情烦躁、焦虑。be fidgety, be ill at ease, be on edge, bite one’s nails fidget, like a cat on hot bricks, on tenterbooks |