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

• She sat for so long that she felt pins and needles in her legs.
  她坐得太久，腿都麻了。
• Many famous actors are on pins and needles before the curtain opens for a play.
  在帷幕拉开前，许多著名的演员感到坐立不安。
• 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。
• 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。
• The father-to-be is on pins and needles.
  即将成为父亲的人紧张地如坐针毡。
• I have pins and needles in my right arm.
  我右手臂发麻。
• 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。
• 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 condition can cause nausea and headaches and cause one to feel a sensation of pins and needles in their scalp, arms and hands or aches in their shoulders.
  这种情况会引发恶心呕吐和头痛，导致四肢和头部发麻以及肩膀疼痛。
• He was on pins and needles in wanting to know whether his daughter had been saved or not.
  他坐立不安，急于要知道他的女儿是否脱险。