ahem

英 [əˈhem]

美 [əˈhem]

int.  (书写用语，表示引起注意或难以启齿时发出的咳嗽声)呃哼

BNC.32727 / COCA.24471

牛津词典

exclamation

• （书写用语，表示引起注意或难以启齿时发出的咳嗽声）呃哼
  used in writing to show the sound of a short cough made by sb who is trying to get attention or to say sth that is difficult or embarrassing
  1. Ahem, can I make a suggestion?
     呃哼，我可以提个建议吗？

柯林斯词典

• CONVENTION 呃哼（用于书面语中表示讽刺意味或用于引起注意）
  In writing,ahemis used to show that someone is being ironic.Ahemis also used to show that someone wants to get another person's attention.
  1. It can be a dangerous course of action which might be sound in theory but — ahem — perhaps a trifle risky in practice...
     这可能是一次危险的行动，在理论上听着无缝可击，但——呃哼——真做起来却可能有点冒险。
  2. It is not unknown for valuable display items to go, ahem, missing.
     贵重的展品，呃哼，丢失的话，会众人皆知。

英英释义

noun

• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat
  Synonym:hem

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