hem
US
UK hem n: (sewn edge of a garment) (衣服上的)
SC 下摆，折边 xià bǎi，zhé biān
The hem of Kate's dress was too low, so she went to see a tailor.
凯特裙子的下摆太低了，所以她去找了裁缝。
hem [sth] vtr: (sewing) (衣物)
SC 给…缝折边，缝…的下摆
Jeni hemmed the dress so that it wouldn't drag on the floor.
珍妮将这条裙子的下摆缝了一点起来，这样它就不会拖到地上了。
hem, ahem (US), ahem (UK) interj: (clearing throat to say [sth]) (语气词，唤起注意或表示犹豫)
SC 咳，嗯，哼 ké ，ńg ，hēng
TC 咳，哼
TC 咳，哼
Jake coughed to get Fred's attention; "Hem, do you have a minute, sir?"
杰克发出咳嗽声来引起弗雷德的注意：“咳，先生，你有时间吗？”
hem, hema, hemat (US), haem, haema, haemat (UK) prefix: (blood) (英语词前缀)
SC 血液的, 血的
A hemostat is a surgical device that stops bleeding.
止血器是一种用于止血的外科手术设备。
hem [sb/sth] in, hem in [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep: (confine, enclose)
SC 包围 bāo wéi
TC 包圍
TC 包圍
SC 围住 bāo wéi，wéi zhù
Troops were dispatched to hem in the enemy, until artillery could be brought up to pound them into submission.
hem and haw (US), hum and haw (UK) v expr: informal (hesitate)
SC 犹豫不决 yóu yù bù jué
TC 猶豫不決
TC 猶豫不決
SC 迟疑 yóu yù bù jué，chí yí
TC 遲疑
TC 遲疑
When his mother confronted him about his grades, Harry hemmed and hawed.
rolled hem n: (machine-sewn edging)
SC 卷边 juǎn biān