A nail-biter is a story, film, or game that keeps you so tense you can hardly sit still — the kind where you do not know until the last moment who will win or what will happen. Sports writers love it for a very close match.

A nail-biter is a story, film, or game that keeps you so tense you can hardly sit stillnail-biter是指讓你緊張到坐不住的故事、電影或比賽 — the kind where you do not know until the last moment who will win or what will happen那種要到最後一刻才知道誰會贏、會發生什麼事的那種。Sports writers love it體育記者很愛用它 for a very close match來形容非常激烈的比賽。

The picture is simple: some people chew their fingernails when they are nervous, so a nail-biter is anything that makes you that nervous. The same words can also mean a person who has the habit of biting their nails; this entry is the exciting-story meaning, which grew out of that picture.

The picture is simple這個畫面很簡單: some people chew their fingernails when they are nervous有些人緊張的時候會咬指甲, so a nail-biter is anything that makes you that nervous所以nail-biter就是指任何讓你緊張成這樣的東西。The same words can also mean a person who has the habit of biting their nails同樣的字也可以指有咬指甲習慣的人; this entry is the exciting-story meaning這個詞條講的是「刺激的故事」這個意思, which grew out of that picture是從那個畫面延伸出來的。

It is informal, friendly English, common in reviews and headlines. You can also say a nail-biting finish, with the same idea.

It is informal, friendly English這是口語、親切的英文, common in reviews and headlines常出現在評論和標題裡。You can also say你也可以說 a nail-biting finisha nail-biting finish, with the same idea意思一樣。