汉英词典
MEANING OF 如坐针毡
如坐针毡
(如坐針氈)
lit. as if sitting on pins and needles / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
The elephant is sitting on a felt with needles inserted / Describes restlessness, restlessness
《晋书·杜锡传》"性亮直忠烈，屡谏愍怀太子，言辞恳切，太子患之◇置针着锡常所坐处毡中，刺之流血。"后以"如坐针毡"比喻心神不定，坐立不安。
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我焦躁得如坐针毡。 I felt a prickle of disquiet. | ||
但在此之前，三星公司的公关代表都会如坐针毡。 Until then, its pr representatives are in a tough spot. | ||
这让克林姆林宫如坐针毡，唯恐美国后院包抄。 This irks the Kremlin, which claims to fear American encroachment in its own backyard. | ||
起码，这可以令以北的日本和以南的菲律宾如坐针毡。 At minimum, that would unsettle Japan to the north and the Philippines to the south. | ||
这些不幸的人们至死都在苦难的深渊中，每天如坐针毡，企求别人的同情和关注。 There unfortunate people carry with them, until they die, their own bed of thorns and look to others, every day, for sympathy and attention. | ||
全球四大会计事务所之一的德勤现在如坐针毡，已经成为有关自由企业未来的全球争夺战的焦点。 The global accounting powerhouse, Deloitte, is sitting between a bullet and a target in a global battle over the future of free enterprise. | ||
