hems

英 [hemz]

美 [hemz]

n.  (衣服等的)褶边，卷边
v.  (给某物)缝边，镶边
hem的第三人称单数和复数

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

双语例句

• Unfortunately, the Hems were the anchors that slowed us down, Michael answered. They were either too comfortable or too afraid to change.
  不幸的是，哼哼们就像是船锚想使我们停下来，迈克尔说：他们或者是太在意享受眼前的安逸，或者是过分害怕改变。
• In1929 the Wall Street Crash brought boom time to an abrupt close and hems dropped almost overnight.
  1929年的华尔街股市崩盘使繁荣的光景突然结束，裙摆几乎一夜之间下降。
• Our Hems told us they wanted to work in a place that was safe, so the changes needed to make sense to them and increase their sense of security.
  我们在哼哼们说，他们想要一个安全的环境下工作，所以，变化应在他们所能接受的范围内并增加安全感。
• She deftly rolled the hems a few times so I could stand.
  她灵巧地把裤筒卷了几下，这样我就能站起来了。
• I began to see that the Sniffs, Scurrys, Hems, and Haws each needed to be treated differently.
  我看到了嗅嗅、匆匆、哼哼和唧唧，每一种角色都需要区别对待。
• A stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses.
  缝制裙子或礼服边时用的一种缝法。
• The idea that skirt lengths rise and fall in line with the economy has, meanwhile, gained underpinning from the lower hems displayed at some catwalk shows this week.
  而裙子长短随经济盛衰发生变化的观点，也在本周一些时装秀中放低的裙裾上得到了印证。
• Helms hems and haws and finally asks," Can I think about it and get back to you?"
  海尔姆斯想了一会儿问，“我能不能仔细想想再回答你？”
• Our vision helped us turn many of our Hems into Haws.
  这种景象使许多的哼哼变成了唧唧。
• "What about the Hems and Haws?" Angela asked.
  “那么，哼哼们和唧唧们又怎样呢？”安杰拉问题。