We had been on pins and needles all day long, until we received his telegram.

He is on pins and needles.

他如坐针毡.

A: It'seems you're on pins and needles today. Anything troubling you?

你今天似乎坐立不安. 有什么事吗?

I drank hot mile every night on principle.

我照例每晚喝热牛奶.

Mr Hitchings admits to wincing occasionally, but almost on principle he is more cheerful than not.

希秦斯先生承认有时会倒退, 但从语言原理上来说,他更为高兴这种倒退.

By a theoretical derivation of BP and RM algorithms, the algorithms are the same on principle.

通过对BP算法和RM算法的理论推导, 从原理上说明了两种算法的一致性.

Many are opposed to the sale of arms on principle.

许多人基于理念反对武器销售.

He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.

原则上他一向迟到, 他的原则就是认为守候等于浪费时间.

He dealt with the problem on principle.

他根据既定原则处理那问题.

He should have meet you at the station on principle.

按道理他应该到车站去接你.

His father, on principle, did not like to hear requests for money.

从原则上来说，他父亲不喜欢别人借钱。

We were rarely willing to take a strike, and so we never stood on principle.

我们尽量避免罢工, 所以从来不坚持什么原则.

I disagreed your idea on principle.

原则上,我不同意你的主意.

At such moments those on both sides of this debate who will act on principle.

在这样的时刻,辩论的双方都具有按原则办事的那些人.

Through a water simulation experiment, the influence of cross jet parameters on principle strain was studied.

在冷态模拟实验中, 就交叉射流的参数对主变形率的影响进行了研究.

The decision must rest on principle.

做出决定要讲原则.

Principles do not mainly influence even the principled; we talk on principle, but we act on interest.

道义,甚至对于道义之士也不会有重大影响; 我们虽则满口仁义道德, 但我们却按照利害来行动.

He is always late on principle, his principle be that punctuality be the thief of time.

原则上他一向迟到, 他的原则就是认为守侯等于浪费时间.

I refuse to go there, on principle.

我原则上拒绝到那儿去.

He refused to attend the meeting on principle.

他出于信念拒绝参加这次会议.

I refuse on principle.

我拒绝是按原则办事(并无恶意).