雅思自学是很难的，在雅思考试中，雅思听力考试是雅思听说读写四部分考试的第1项，要想提高雅思听力成绩，平时的词汇积累很重要。下文中新航道上海学校小编整理了雅思听力相关词汇-如坐针毡的英文，当然词汇量达到了，在听力的过程中每个词汇也都懂，可是连在一起却听不懂，其实在备考雅思听力过程中多记忆一些关键词，在考试中会起到非常重要的作用，小编提醒大家在学习时，一定要有的放矢，重点把握。
1如坐针毡的英文：
[Literal Meaning]
like/sit/needle/mat
to be on a mat of needles
[解释]
形容心神不定，坐立不安。
[Explanation]
to be on tenterhooks
[例子]
知道自己的谎言被经理揭穿了，他如坐针毡，头上也冒出汗来。
[Example]
Knowing that his lie was revealed by the manager, he is on tenterhooks and sweat appeared on his head.
[英文等价词]
on pins and needles
a bed of nails
be on the anxious bench
be on thorns
lie on a bed of thorns
on pins and needles
on the anxious seat
sit on thorns
2如坐针毡的英文参考例句：
The two persons looked at each other as if they had ants in their pants.
他俩面面相觑，如坐针毡。
We were kept on tenterhooksfor hours while the judges were deciding the winners.
我们在等待裁判员裁决出优胜者,几个小时如坐针毡.
