惊魂不定的英文

put ... on tenterhooks

例句与用法

These were the subject of the first night s cogitation , after i was come home again , while the apprehensions which had so over - run my mind were fresh upon me , and my head was full of vapours , as above : thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger it self , when apparent to the eyes ; and we find the burthen of anxiety greater by much , than the evil which we are anxious about ; and which was worse than all this , i had not that relief in this trouble from the resignation i used to practice , that i hop d to have
那时候，我又像第一次发现脚印后那样，惊魂不定，心里充满疑虑，心情忧郁低落。由此可见，对危险的恐惧比看到危险本身更可怕千百倍而焦虑不安给人的思想负担又大大超过我们所真正担忧的坏事。更糟糕的是，我以前总能听天由命，从中获得安慰而现在祸到临头，却不能使自己听从天命了，因而也无法获得任何安慰。