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。
• Rose has its thorn you never find a woman without pins and needles.
  朵朵玫瑰均有刺，女人无一不带针。
• We had been on pins and needles all day long, until we received his telegram.
  在接到他的电报以前，我们一直焦急不安。
• I had pins and needles in the tips of my fingers.
  我的指尖有针刺的感觉。
• I'm all pins and needles.
  我都起鸡皮疙瘩了。
• I'm on pins and needles.
  我是如坐针毡啊。
• 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。
• You are like a little monkey, on pins and needles!
  你就像个小猴子，如坐针毡啊！
• She sat for so long that she felt pins and needles in her legs.
  她坐得太久，腿都麻了。
• This movie will keep you on pins and needles from beginning to end.
  这部电影会让你从头到尾觉得很紧张，刺激。