verb🔗Share支吾，吞吞吐吐。 To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking."The student was hemming and hawing when the teacher asked if he had done his homework, clearly trying to avoid answering directly. "老师问那个学生是否做了作业时，他支支吾吾的，很明显是想避免直接回答。communicationlanguagewordsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share缝边, 包边 (in sewing) To make a hem."My grandmother is hemming the curtains to make them shorter. "我奶奶正在给窗帘缝边，好让它们短一些。materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share缝边，包边 : To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something."My grandmother is hemming the bottom of my new skirt so it won't drag on the floor. "我奶奶正在给我新裙子的底边缝边，这样裙子就不会拖到地上了。materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share包围，围绕。 : To surround something or someone in a confining way."A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge."一个小院子被高高的树篱紧紧地围了起来。actionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支吾，吞吞吐吐 The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech."The speaker's nervousness was obvious from the frequent hemming and hawing throughout his presentation. "演讲者在整个报告过程中频繁地支吾和含糊其辞，很明显他非常紧张。languagecommunicationlinguisticsphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
