汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
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。
zuò () zhēn () zhān
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

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.