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exclamation
uk/əm/us/əm/used in writing torepresentthesoundthatpeoplemake when they arepausingordecidingwhat to say next:
呃，嗯（表示说话中间停顿或考虑下文的象声词）"What do youthinkof thisjacket?" "Um, I don'tknowif I like thecolour."“你觉得这件夹克怎么样？”“呃，我不知道是否喜欢这种颜色。”
"So what did youtalkabout?" "Um, I don'tremember."“那么你们谈了些什么？”“嗯，我不记得了。”
Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- aha
- ahem
- bah
- bam
- blah
- blah, blah, blah
- cor
- duh
- huh
- ow
- pooh
- psst
- shh
- squee
- uh-huh
- vocable
- vroom
- wham
- whee
- whew