overwhelmed with sorrow and longing; weighed down with anxiety; with anxiety gnawing at one’s heart
? 節(jié)節(jié)敗退的報告使敵司令～，如坐針氈。The report about their troops’retreat in defeat again and again made the enemy commander sit on pins and needles with anxiety gnawing at his heart.
愁腸百結
weighed down with anxiety;with anxiety gnawing at one's heart
愁腸百結chóu chánɡ bǎi jié
愁悶纏結在腹中。形容非常愁悶、苦惱。with anxiety gnawing at one’s heart,weighed down with anxiety