stand on edge

Chinese translation: 牙根收紧

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English term or phrase:stand on edge
Chinese translation:牙根收紧
Entered by: Jiang Xia

12:59 Oct 15, 2011
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English term or phrase: stand on edge
A really high-pitched whining sound might make our teeth stand on edge, and a very low frequency sound from something like ferry-boat engines can make our stomachs churn.
stand on edge怎么解释?
Jiang Xia
China
牙根收紧
Explanation:
不舒适。。。极不舒适。。。觉得都不够形象, 接下来说道。。。make our stomachs churn.。。。觉得这里应该把teeth译出来。
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GY Ren
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:39
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1不舒适,不适感
Ivan Niu
4牙根收紧
GY Ren


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
不舒适,不适感


Explanation:
这个 stand 是 become, keep, be, stay 之类的近义词。
on edge:
http://bbs.kekenet.com/viewthread.php?tid=17102
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on edge

Ivan Niu
China
Local time: 13:39
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agree  Jinhang Wang: 极为不适
1 hr
  -> 谢谢。
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
牙根收紧


Explanation:
不舒适。。。极不舒适。。。觉得都不够形象, 接下来说道。。。make our stomachs churn.。。。觉得这里应该把teeth译出来。

GY Ren
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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