hem

noun

1. （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

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

1. （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.
2. VERB 缝…的褶边;给…镶边
   If you hem something, 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。
3. hem and haw → see: haw

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。
3. Let out the hem on this skirt a little.
   把这条裙子放长一点儿。
4. The hem on her skirt needs sewing.
   她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。
5. Encourage hem to talk about themselves and what they have done.
   鼓励他们谈论自己和介绍他们都做过什么事。
6. 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。
7. He offered Hem bits of New Cheese, but was turned down.
   他给哼哼一些新的小块奶酪，但被拒绝了。
8. After a while, Haw made his way back to Cheese Station C and found Hem.
   不久，唧唧就回到了奶酪C站，找到了哼哼。
9. She braided the neckline, hem and cuffs of the dress.
   她用穗带装饰连衣裙的领口、摺边和袖口。
10. With pleated skirts and dresses, hem length is important to get right.
    对于褶皱半身裙和连衣裙，褶皱长度合适很重要。
11. I stopped hem before he began to talk with me.
    我停下事物，然后他开始与我谈话。
12. Turn up that skirt and make a fresh hem.
    把裙子折一点起来缝一条新的折边。
13. I have to machine the hem.
    我需用缝纫机缝边。
14. 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。
15. He stepped on the hem of her long gown.
    他踩在她的长礼服的褶边上。
16. Hem* The baby girl was born.
    嗯那个小女孩出生了。
17. 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。
18. I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles.
    在荆棘丛中我突然抓住了衣服的边缘。
19. The ragged hem of her under-tunic was stained with it.
    她破烂束腰内衣上的卷边沾满了血。
20. If the pants are too long, we could hem them for you today.
    如果裤子太长，我们今天可以帮你改长度。
21. 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。
22. This dress is too long; I have to take the hem up.
    这衣服太长，我得把它裁短一点。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. This dress is too long; I must take the hem up.
    这衣服太长，我得把边折起来。
26. You can see the crotch on the left and the leg hem on the right.
    你可以看到在左边和右边的腿裆下摆。
27. I am not worthy to touch the hem of her garment.
    我对她是望尘莫及。
28. But I dared not even touch the hem of his garment.
    但我甚至不敢碰他的衣服边。
29. 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。
30. The stitching along my coat hem is coming undone.
    我外套下摆的针脚松开了。

hem sb/sth↔in

1. 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

v.

hem and haw

hem and haw

noun

1. 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

2. the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat

   Synonym:    ahem

verb

1. utter `hem' or `ahem'

2. fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
   1. hem my skirt