n. (布、衣服的)褶边;折缝。 vt. (-mm-) 1.给…缝边;给…镶边。 2.围住,关进 (in about round)。 3.接界。 短语和例子 hem(sb.) out 排斥,逐出(某人)。 vi. 做折边。 int. 哼!〔表示踌躇、讽刺、唤起注意或清嗓咳痰时的发声〕。 n. 哼声;清嗓咳痰声。 vi. (-mm-) 发哼哼声;咳嗽。 Hem and haw 〔美国〕结结巴巴地说;嗯嗯呃呃〔表示说话时踌躇,或在寻找恰当的字〕。
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain''s hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket"
the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. 同义词:ahem,
utter `hem'' or `ahem''
fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
A hem in sewing is a garment finishing method, where the edge of a piece of cloth is folded narrowly and sewn to prevent unravelling of the fabric.
例句与用法
1.
I am not worthy to touch the hem of her garment . 我对她是望尘莫及。
2.
I'm beginning to feel hemmed in . 我已感到这房子太狭窄了。
3.
He felt hemmed in by convention . 他感到受清规戒律的束缚。
4.
I have to machine the hem . 我需用缝纫机缝边。
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He hemmed and hawed but would n't say anything definite . 他总是哼儿哈儿的,就是不说句痛快话。
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The dressmaker put small weights in the hem of the dress . 那裁缝把小块重物缝进连衣裙的下摆里。
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As i took my seat at the table, henry hemmed and hawed . 我在桌边就坐之后,亨利结结巴地说起话来。
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Carefully she rubbed and ironed every fold and every hem . 她小心翼翼、一丝不苟地熨着每一个褶痕和贴边。
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The dress floats out to an extravagant drift of yardage at the hem . 这种衣服在折边处有以码计的多余部分向外飘摆着。
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All ideas of stopping holes and hemming in the german intruders are vicious . 一切想要堵塞缺口和围困德国侵略军的办法都是错误的。