hemmed是什么意思？

hemmed

• v. 缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 )，包围；

例句

• The soldiers were hemmed in on all sides. 士兵们被四面包围了。
• She hemmed her skirt. 她给自己的裙子缝褶边。
• Their troops were hemmed in on three sides by enemy detachments. 他们的军队被敌军三面包围.
• 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.
• 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。
• The brick path to the door was hemmed in on either side by tall, unkempt boxwood hedges. 通往门口的砖路两旁是高大、杂乱的黄杨树篱。
• 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。
• 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
  （衣物等的）褶边，卷边;（裙子的）下摆
  A hem on something such as a piece of clothing is an edge that is folded over and stitched down to prevent threads coming loose. The hem of a skirt or dress is the bottom edge.
• VERB
  缝…的褶边;给…镶边
  If you hem something, you form a hem along its edge.
  例句
  Turn under and hem the outer edges... 翻下来缝外侧的边。 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。