hem 详细解释

hem

[hem]

n.褶边
vt.缝边, 包围, 约束

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.

做褶边

词形变化

名词: hemmer | 动词过去式: hemmed | 动词过去分词: hemmed | 动词现在分词: hemming | 动词第三人称单数: hems |

词义辨析

同义:

n.边; 缘

border  edge  rim  

英英释义

名词 hem:

lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down

动词 hem:

fold over and sew together to provide with a hem

utter `hem' or `ahem'

补充

hemhem英:[hem] 美:[hɛm]n.1.布的褶边; 贴边The hem on her skirt needs sewing.她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。2.短促的咳嗽vt.1.缝…的褶边She hemmed her skirt.她给自己的裙子缝褶边。2.包围The soldiers were hemmed in on all sides.士兵们被四面包围了。

例句

1. Turn under and hem the outer edges.翻过来并在外侧缝上褶边。 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。 3. hem your shirt with lace.把你的衬衣镶上花边。 4. He liked to be hemmed around by the reporters.他喜欢让记者们围着被采访。 5. The skirt has hemmed.裙子的褶边已缝好了。 6. I hemmed to wake her up that I was coming.我清了清嗓子,告诉她我已经到了。 7. He began to hem when talking about where he was that night.一谈到那天夜里他在哪儿,他就开始吞吞吐吐起来。 8. he was hemmed in by the tables.他被桌子围住了。 9. We were hemmed in by the crowd and could not leave.我们被困在人丛里,无法走出去。 10. shorten the hem of the dress/skirt/trousers裁剪连衣裙/裙子/裤子的褶边 11. hem the dress/skirt/trousers给连衣裙/裙子/裤子缝边 12. The curtains need to be hemmed.这个窗帘需要镶边。 13. The town is hemmed in by mountains on all sides.这个镇子四周群山环绕。 14. He was hemmed in by reporters as he tried to leave the courthouse.他打算离开法院时被一群记者围住。 15. He felt hemmed in by the school's rules. [=he felt that the rules prevented him from acting freely]他感觉受到了学校各种规定的束缚。 16. The question surprised her and she hemmed and hawed a bit before answering.她未料到会有这个问题,支吾了一会儿才作答。 17. The city council hemmed and hawed for a year before deciding to build the new school.市议会犹豫了一年才决定建这所新学校。