| 词汇 | hem-and-haw |
| 释义 | hem and hawidiomUS(UKhum and haw) to be uncertain and take a long time deciding something: （长时间）犹豫不决 We hemmed and hawed for months before actually deciding to buy the house.在真正决定买这所房子之前我们犹豫了数月之久。 Hesitating backward broken English dilly-dally dither ditherer gun-shy halting haltingly hang hang back have a foot in both campsidiom hesitancy hesitant hesitantly hesitate hesitatingly hum pussyfoot shilly-shally sit on the fenceidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Doubt & ambivalence hem and haw | American Dictionaryhem and hawidiom to pause a lot and avoid saying something directly: My sister hemmed and hawed and then finally admitted she'd worn my shoes. |
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