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 feel my hands on pins and needles, this is not fiction, so many materials, so many stories, not much, writing.
  我感到我的手在发麻，这毕竟不是小说啊，那么多的材料，那么多的故事，千头万绪，无从下笔。
• 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。
• The father-to-be is on pins and needles.
  即将成为父亲的人紧张地如坐针毡。
• 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。
• 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。
• The contestant was waiting for her final score on pins and needles.
  这位参赛选手正在焦急万分地等待她最后的得分。
• The sensation of pins and needles is caused by an impairment of blood circulation.
  身体发麻的感觉是由血液循环不畅引起的。
• 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 have pins and needles in my right arm.
  我右手臂发麻。
• I was on pins and needles until I found out I'd won.
  在我弄清楚自己赢了之前，我一直如坐针毡。