中英互译
hem and haw
美 /hem ənd hɔː/
基本释义
- 犹豫不决:在演讲中经常停顿并改变说话内容,因为不确定该说什么或者试图回避某些话题。
- 拖延决策:在做决定之前花费很长时间。
双语例句
- Why do you talk with me hem and haw?你怎么和我说话支支吾吾的?
- Other hem and haw, Yuzhi have not asked, and still happy.其他的支支吾吾,玉芝也就不问了,照样高高兴兴的。
- Mice that smell, call in a hurry, and call hem and haw two people .两只老鼠叫嗅嗅,叫匆匆,还有叫哼哼和唧唧的两个小人。
网络短语
- to hem and haw哼儿哈儿
- I wouldn't hem and haw我不折不叠
同义词
英英释义
- v.utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation
词源
- hem and hawhem + and + haw