| 单词 | hem |
| 释义 | hemWord family nounhemlinehemstitchhem Clothes hem1 /hem/ noun [countableC] 1.DCCthe edge of a piece of cloth that is turned under and stitched down, especially the lower edge of a skirt, trousers etc 〔衣服的〕褶边► see thesaurus at edge Examples from the Corpus hem• There are two zipped pockets and knitted hem and cuffs.• The peripheral hem blew back over the canopy, dividing it into two lobes.• The gun hangs down below the hem of her skirt.• Through the Moon, the hems become linked to the body power of menstruation.• The arms of the tee shirt barely rounded the curve of his shoulders, the hem hung an inch above his navel.• Justice Thomas is on the court, with mud clinging to the hem of his robe. Clothes hem2 verb (hemmed, hemming) 1. [transitiveT]DCC to turn under the edge of a piece of material or clothing and stitch it in place 给…缝褶边 2. hem and haw American EnglishAmEPAUSE to keep pausing before saying something, and avoid saying it directly 〔说话时〕吞吞吐吐，支支吾吾 SYN British English hum and haw Examples from the Corpus hem and haw• They hemmed and hawed and fiddled with the data, and called for more aid and more research.• Floyd hemmed and hawed when he was asked to introduce himself. 3 hem somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v a) AROUND/ROUNDto surround someone or something closely 把〔某人或某物〕围住 They were hemmed in on all sides by the soldiers and the dogs. 他们被士兵和狗团团围住。 The market place is hemmed in by shops and banks. 市场周边商店和银行林立。 b) FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANTCAN'Tto make someone feel that they are not free to do what they want to do 限制 They hem in the child with endless rules and restrictions. 他们用没完没了的规定来限制那个孩子。 Examples from the Corpus hem in• A second group of police assembled behind the marchers, effectively hemming them in.• It's made from 100% easy-care polyester and measures 24in from nape of neck to hem.• Silently, ranks of police edged their steaming mounts closer to the crowds, hemming them in.• Some crew slide on to the seat beside me, hemming me in.• They became an accounting device to help managers, not a control device to hem them in.• You hem me in, behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.• Six black heavies hem us in, want to know why we are snooping. Examples from the Corpus hem• Soares hemmed a bit, then admitted he had been speeding.• He hemmed, he hawed, he guffawed.• Depression had descended on her, hemmed in by all these people, driving along a straight dreary road.• She is, however, hemmed in by the Adversary.• From the very start he has been the man in the middle, thwarted in front and hemmed in on the rear.• As employees feel themselves hemmed in, they become frustrated and angry.• Either way Norman Lamont is hemmed in with little scope for escape. Old English |
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