hem

英 [hem]

美 [hem]

n.  (衣服等的)褶边，卷边
v.  (给某物)缝边，镶边

过去分词：hemmed　复数：hems　现在分词：hemming　过去式：hemmed　第三人称单数：hems　

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短语动词

短语用例

hem sb/sth↔in

• 包围，限制（某人 / 某事物）
  to surround sb/sth so that they cannot move or grow easily
  1. to take up the hem of a dress (= to make the dress shorter)
     把连衣裙改短

习惯用语

v.

hem and hawhem and haw

牛津词典

noun

• （衣服等的）褶边，卷边
  the edge of a piece of cloth that has been folded over and sewn, especially on a piece of clothing
  1. to take up the hem of a dress (= to make the dress shorter)
     把连衣裙改短

verb

• （给某物）缝边，镶边
  to make a hem on sth
  1. to hem a skirt
     给裙子缝边

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

英英释义

noun

• the edge of a piece of cloth
  1. the hem of her dress was stained
  2. let down the hem
  3. he stitched weights into the curtain's hem
  4. it seeped along the hem of his jacket
• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat
  Synonym:ahem

verb

• utter `hem' or `ahem'
• fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
  1. hem my skirt

双语例句

• He covertly removed the chewing gum from my hem.
  他偷偷地拿掉了粘在我衣摆上的口香糖。
• I spent ages trying to straighten the hem of that dress.
  我花了很长时间想把那件衣服的边弄直。
• The wind picked up the hem of her unbuttoned coat.
  风吹起了她那没有扣紧钮扣的外套摺边。
• Carefully she rubbed and ironed every fold and every hem.
  她小心翼翼、一丝不苟地熨着每一个褶痕和贴边。
• The hem on her skirt needs sewing.
  她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。
• But I dared not even touch the hem of his garment.
  但我甚至不敢碰他的衣服边。
• Turn under and hem the outer edges
  翻下来缝外侧的边。
• I was more like Hem, who wanted to stay in familiar territory.
  我想我更像是哼哼，当时我只愿意呆在自己熟悉的领域。
• A blunt needle for pulling tape or ribbon through a series of loops or a hem.
  用于将带或带状物拉过环或圈的钝针。
• I hung my own shelves and paid the dry cleaner to hem my pants.
  我自己收拾衣架子，并支付干洗店为我缝补裤子。