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hems

/hɛmz/

Meanings
noun

嗯嗯声, 吭哧声

An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

Examples :

"The teacher paused, and the only sound in the classroom was a series of nervous hems as the students waited for her to announce the test results. "
老师停顿了一下，教室里唯一的声响就是学生们等待宣布考试结果时发出的紧张的嗯嗯声和吭哧声。
sound communication language

Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration hesitation

hesitation noun

/hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/

犹豫，踌躇，迟疑。

"The student's hesitation before answering the question was noticeable. "

学生回答问题前的犹豫很明显。

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

教室，课堂。

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

孩子们早上很兴奋地去他们的教室上课。

Illustration indicative

indicative noun

/ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/

直陈式，陈述语气。

"The indicative mood is used to make statements about facts, like "My daughter attends school every day." "

直陈式用来陈述事实，例如“我女儿每天都去上学”。

Illustration flowerbeds

flowerbeds noun

/ˈflaʊərˌbɛdz/ /ˈflaʊɚˌbɛdz/

花坛，花圃。

"The gardener planted tulips in the flowerbeds by the front porch. "

园丁在前廊旁边的花坛里种了郁金香。

Illustration utterance

utterance noun

/ˈʌtəɹəns/

话语，言语，表达

"The child's first utterance was "Mama." "

那个孩子说的第一句话是“妈妈”。

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

Illustration attention

attention noun

/əˈtɛn.ʃən/

注意力, 关注.

"Please direct your attention to the following words."

请大家把注意力集中到下面的文字上。

Illustration confining

confining verb

/kənˈfaɪnɪŋ/ /kəmˈfaɪnɪŋ/

限制，禁锢。

"The doctor is confining the patient to his room to prevent the spread of the infection. "

医生正在把病人限制在他的房间里，以防止感染扩散。

Illustration expressed

expressed verb

/ɛkˈspɹɛst/

表达， 表述， 显露。

"Words cannot express the love I feel for him."

我对他的爱，无法用言语表达。