hemmed

英 [hemd]

美 [hemd]

v.  (给某物)缝边，镶边
hem的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：hemmed　

COCA.42959

柯林斯词典

• （衣物等的）褶边，卷边;（裙子的）下摆
  Ahemon something such as a piece of clothing is an edge that is folded over and stitched down to prevent threads coming loose. Thehemof a skirt or dress is the bottom edge.
• VERB 缝…的褶边;给…镶边
  If youhemsomething, you form a hem along its edge.
  1. Turn under and hem the outer edges...
     翻下来缝外侧的边。
  2. Each dress is hemmed and scrupulously checked for imperfections.
     每条连衣裙都缝上了褶边，并经过严格的检查，不允许有任何瑕疵。
• hem and haw→ see:haw

双语例句

• Tim hemmed and hawed, but finally told his boss the truth.
  蒂姆起初支支吾吾，但最终还是把真相告诉了老板。
• His marriage had hemmed him in.
  他的婚姻把他束缚起来了。
• Brodie put out his tongue at her. Ah Chen pulled a face and hemmed.
  布罗迪朝她做了个鬼脸。
• Operational management was hemmed in by rigid definitions and plans.
  业务管理受到了僵硬的定义和计划方面的束缚。
• I can't be hemmed in by rules. I go with my emotions.
  我不能为规则所困，我应顺应自己的激情。
• Manchester is hemmed in by greenbelt countryside and by housing and industrial areas
  曼彻斯特周围环绕着绿色乡村带、住宅区和工业区。
• He is so closely hemmed in on all sides that I doubt whether he could escape even if he grew a pair of wings.
  密密层层的天罗地网，我看他插翅难飞。
• He hemmed and hawed but wouldn't say anything definite.
  他总是哼儿哈儿的，就是不说句痛快话。
• We hemmed and hawed for ages before deciding to buy the house.
  我们犹豫了很久，才决定买这所房子。
• I not longer felt hemmed in by mediocrity; I felt liberated.
  我不再感觉为平庸所困，而是觉得获得了自由。