n.[C]

1. （衣服等的）褶边，褶缝
2. （钢板等的）卷边
3. 边，边沿
   the hem of the sea

   海边

vt.

1. 给……缝边（或镶边）
   She hemmed the trousers.

   她缝了裤子的褶边。

2. 包围；禁闭[（+in/about/around）]
   The lake is hemmed in on all sides by weeping willows.

   湖四周栽满垂柳。

vi.

1. 做褶边

int.

1. （表示怀疑等或唤起别人注意）哼，嗯

n.[C]

1. “哼”声

vi.

1. 发哼声；清嗓子
   His naughty daughter stole up on him and hemmed.

   他那调皮的女儿偷偷走近他，然后轻咳一声。

2. 说话吞吞吐吐
   The deputy chairman hemmed and hawed without giving a definite answer.

   副主席说话吞吞吐吐，没有给个明确的答复。

n.

v.

1. turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth).
2. (hem someone/thing in) surround and restrict the space or movement of someone or something.

exclam.

v.