Hem
[ hem, hm, mm ]
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n. （布等的）褶边;用以引起注意的哼声;
vt. 缝…的褶边;包围;
📝 例句
The lake is hemmed in on all sides by weeping willows.
湖四周栽满垂柳。
The tailor ripped the hem and shortened the dress.
裁缝拆开下摆将连衫裙收短。
She braided the neckline, hem and cuffs of the dress.
她用穗带装饰连衣裙的领口、 摺边和袖口.
I have to machine the hem.
我需用缝纫机缝边.
baste a hem in place
把衣服折边绗起来
🌱 联想助记
【记】he-他,hem-褶边:包围他学习刻苦勤奋,连袖口都磨破了
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
hem
n
edge of a piece of cloth which has been turned under and sewn or fixed down （布的）?quot;? 卷边, 滚边
I took the hems of my dresses up to make them shorter. 我把我的连衣裙都改短了. hem, v (-mm-)
1 [Tn] make a hem on (sth) 给（某物）镶边, 缝边
hem a skirt, handkerchief, etc 镶裙子、 手帕等的边.
2 (phr v) hem sb about/around (esp passive 尤用於被动语态) surround sb 包围某人
be hemmed about by obstacles 被障碍物团团围住. hem sb in surround and restrict the movement of sb; confine sb 包围某人; 限制某人的行动; 约束某人
The enemy troops were hemming us in. 敌军把我们包围了.
(fig 比喻) He felt hemmed in by convention. 他感到受清规戒律的束缚.
hem (also h'm ) interj (used to call attention or express doubt or hesitation) 用以唤起注意或表示怀疑或犹豫. hem, v (-mm-) [I]
say hem; hesitate while speaking 发｀嗯＇声; 说话时犹豫.
🔁 扩展释义
*[hem]n. 边缘, 折边, 哼声vt. 缝边, 包围, 关闭vi. 做折边, 发哼声interj. 哼【医】 血红素, 亚铁血红素相关词组: hem sb out hem and haw
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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I want to buy a sleeper ticket to New York.
我想买张到纽约的卧铺票。
She failed to call the office to cancel her appointment.
她没能打电话给办公室取消她的约会。
He married my aunt in 1971, so Clare would have been five years old.
他1968年与我伯母结婚，那么克莱尔应该已经5岁了。"