be on edge

释义

1. 紧张不安；激动；烦躁

   to be nervous, excited or bad - tempered

电影里这样说 · 199 部

• On the edge of the worldCome from Away2021
• Edge of the atmosphere.Kingsman: The Secret Service2014
• Well, the edge of...Barbarian2022
• drifted to the edge.All of Us Strangers2023
• On the edge of the oceanCome from Away2021
• Right on the edge.The Watch2012
• Spread to the edges.Baby Driver2017
• - I'm a little on edge. - Over the edge.Sin City2005

在完整场景里学

• 远道而来2021
  • 咖啡馆里传来紧急命令：a lay of the land（摸清情况）
  • 客机迫降甘德小镇：shaking like a leaf（抖得像片叶子）
  • 小镇宣布紧急状态：a state of emergency（紧急状态）
• 都是陌生人2023
  • 邻居深夜上门搭话：vampires at my door（门外有危险的人）
  • 回老屋与父母重聚：over the moon（高兴得不得了）
  • 上门做客喝酒聊单身：not for want of trying（不是没努力过）

同一词条的短语

• on the edge of your seat
• take the edge off
• fray at the edges
• be on the razor's edge
• rough edges
• teeter on the brink of
• set teeth on edge
• edge out