nail-biting

adjective
🔊/ˈneɪl baɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈneɪl baɪtɪŋ/
[usually before noun]
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  1. making you feel very excited or anxious because you do not know what is going to happen令人焦躁不安的;令人紧张的
    • a nail-biting finish令人担心的结局
    • It's been a nail-biting couple of weeks waiting for my results.这几个星期等结果,弄得我坐立不安。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNail-biting is used with these nouns:
    • finish
    • suspense
    • wait
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