It's a bit like on tenterhooks, right? on edge.

就是提心吊胆意思。

He didn't have cool friends and was always on edge.

他没有很酷朋友，总是提心吊胆。

" We are in a scary situation, " says Ms Hassan.

“我们现在提心吊胆，”哈森女士说。

It must be a little nerve-racking to live with the threat of earthquakes.

生活在地震威胁中一定有点提心吊胆吧。

Tamper with my memory? I asked nervously.

“修改我记忆？”我提心吊胆地问道。

But investors have good reasons to be jittery. More suspicious transactions are likely to be unearthed.

但是投资者们有理由提心吊胆。可能还有更多可疑交易未被发现。

" And you just walked up to him? " said Hermione breathlessly.

“们就直接走了上去？”赫敏提心吊胆地问。

Airlines, meanwhile, are nervous about a winter chill.

此同时，航空公司也对寒冬到来提心吊胆。

Your average housewife worries constantly about the dangerous people she sees on the nightly news.

这位总是提心吊胆地提防着夜间新闻上看到那些坏人。

A thrill ride that actually suspends riders for three seconds before they dive straight down.

在这场惊心动魄搭乘中，只需三秒就能俯冲到底，真是令游客提心吊胆。

Most new parents spend every waking moment caring for, worrying over and thinking about their baby.

多数新晋父母白天费劲心思照顾自己小宝贝，为他们提心吊胆。

It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animals is still at large in the quiet countryside.

想到一头危险野兽仍在宁静乡间逍遥，真是让人提心吊胆。

Harry had his wand raised, waiting on tenterhooks to repel a jinx that seemed unlikely ever to come.

哈利举着魔杖，提心吊胆地等着击退一个看来永远不会发过来咒语。

Anything was better than the constant danger of raids from both armies.

无论联盟方面是胜是败，只要不日日夜夜提心吊胆，双方军队不彼此袭击，不管怎样都行。

Jekyll lived in fear of waking up and finding himself in Hyde's body, with all Hyde's evil passions.

他整天提心吊胆，生怕一觉醒来变成海德样子，有海德那种邪恶欲望。

Why don't you come with me to the country? It would be better than living here nervously like this.

为什么不跟我一起去乡下呢？再也不用这样提心吊胆生活。”

Passepartout's visage darkened with the skies, and for two days the poor fellow experienced constant fright.

路路通脸色随着天气阴暗也变得非常忧郁了。两天以来，这个诚实小伙子一直是在提心吊胆。

Mothers for miles around worried about Zuckerman's swing. They feared some child would fall off.

附近几英里范围内那些做妈妈对朱克曼家这个秋千都提心吊胆。她们生怕孩子会从秋千上摔下来。

But the rest of the hands had a lively fear of consequences to come and gave no heed to him.

但是别人都一味在提心吊胆，担心后果，没有理他。

We will be vigilant, but we will not run scared, we will be prudent but we will not panic.

我们会保持警惕，但决不提心吊胆；我们会谨慎行动，但决不乱作一团。