I'm on bail and he's on tenterhooks, until they decide if they can make a case against either of us.

我在保释期，他每天焦躁不安，直到他们决定是否可以控告我们其中的一个。

I've been on tenterhooks for the final episode of Succession.

我一直在为 Succession 的最后一集提心吊胆。

Before the end of the land tenure, the tepid householder was on tenterhooks.

在土地使用占有结束之前，不热情的户主如坐针毡。

If you can tell an Oasis from a Blur. you should be on tenterhooks this evening.

这两支乐队间的战争正在达到高潮。

She not only begrudged them every mouthful they ate but she was on tenterhooks lest they discover somehow that Pork had slaughtered one of the shoats the day before.

她不但对于他们每吃一口都感到妒忌和吝啬，而且有点提心吊胆，生怕他们发现波克头天杀了一只小猪。

Joel says that Susanne is on tenterhooks because she is waiting around; she is waiting for the results of her exam to arrive and she's psyching herself out.

乔尔说苏珊娜提心吊胆， 因为她在附近等着。她正在等待考试结果的到来， 她正在让自己兴奋起来。