
好词典

源自古英语 'hemm',意为边缘或边界,与古高地德语 'hemmen'(阻碍)同源。
❶ 指将布料的边缘向内折叠并缝制,以防止磨损或散开。常用于服装制作或家居纺织品加工。
“She hemmed the skirt to make it shorter.”
(她把裙子缝边改短了。)
“The curtains were neatly hemmed by hand.”
(窗帘是用手工仔细缝边的。)
❶ 指被包围或限制在某处,常带有被困住或行动受限的意味。
“The town was hemmed in by mountains.”
(小镇被群山环绕。)
“She felt hemmed in by all the rules.”
(她感觉被各种规则束缚住了。)
hem and haw — 指说话吞吞吐吐、犹豫不决的样子,通常因为不确定或不想直接回答。
“Stop hemming and hawing and give me a straight answer.”
(别支支吾吾的,给我一个明确的答复。)