white-knuckle

短语

a. 令人极度紧张的

发音

AU

词形变化

white-knuckled white-knuckles 三单 white-knuckles white-knuckling white-knuckling 现在分词 white-knuckled 过去式 white-knuckled 过去分词

别名

white knuckle

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To endure despite feeling terror, fear, apprehension, anxiety, discomfort, or torment.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To grip tightly in fear, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Causing fear, excitement, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness.

    习语

    BP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak.

词源

Evoking the imagery of tightly clenched hands with reduced bloodflow to the knuckles.

来源：wiktionary