| 释义 |
hem¹ /hem/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (衣服、窗帘、帷幕等的)褶边，褶缝，缀缝；贴边；边；摆，脚口，下脚
2. (金属板、塑料板、皮革等的)卷边
3. 边，边沿
at the hem of the sea 在海边
II (hemmed; hem·ming)
❶ vt.
缝…的褶边；给…镶边
hem (the sides of) a sheet 缝被单的边
a skirt hemmed with golden fringe 镶金色滚边的裙子
❷ vi.
缝褶边
[<OE hemm; 与 OFris hemme enclosed land 有关] phr. hem in (或 about, around, up) 包围；限制，约束 be hemmed in by enemies 被敌人团团包围 feel hemmed in by bureaucracy 感到受官僚主义的束缚 take the hem up 把衣裙改短 |