| 单词 | hem |
| 释义 | hem I. 1. dialect 2. obsolete II. 1. a. b. 2. a. < bright green hem of reeds about the ponds — R.M.Lockley > b. < hem of the sea — Shakespeare > < the polar hem — Emily Dickinson > 3. III. transitive verb 1. a. < hemmed just above the ankle — Women's Wear Daily > b. 2. < body of water, hemmed in on all sides by evergreen forests — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > < the regiment now found itself hemmed in by its own mine fields — P.W.Thompson > intransitive verb Synonyms: see surround IV. < hemmed ominously as he always did when he was about to relieve his mind — W.A.White > — often used with haw < hem and haw and put it off, apparently in the hope that things will pick up — Clifford Aucoin > < hemmed and hawed, and then pointed out that the trouble was obviously connected with our consignment — F.W.Crofts > V. < after clearing the husk in his throat with two or three hems — T.L.Peacock > : an instance of uttering this sound < would use a peculiar rap at the door, and give four loud hems — Oliver Goldsmith > — often used interjectionally to call attention, to warn, or to express hesitation or doubt; compare hum III VI. archaic and dialect variant of him VII. dialect England variant of hame VIII. variant of heme |
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