hawed是什么意思？

hawed

英[hɒd:] 美[hɒd]

• v. （使）向左转，支吾( haw的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• He hummed and hawed, giving no definite reply. 他闪烁其词, 不做肯定答复.
• 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.
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  山楂果
  Haws are the red berries produced by hawthorn trees in autumn.
• EXCLAM
  嚯嚯（文学作品中表示笑声，尤指嘲弄或轻蔑的笑声）
  Writers sometimes use 'haw haw' to show that one of their characters is laughing, especially in a rather unpleasant or superior way.
  例句
  Look at the plebs! Getting all muddy! Haw haw haw! 看看这些乡巴佬儿！满身污泥！嚯嚯嚯！
• PHRASE
  支支吾吾;吞吞吐吐;嗫嚅
  If you hem and haw, or in British English hum and haw, you take a long time to say something because you cannot think of the right words, or because you are not sure what to say.
  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。