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Tim hemmed and hawed, but finally told his boss the truth.

蒂姆起初支支吾吾，但最終還是把真相告訴了老板。

柯林斯例句

He hemmed and hawed but wouldn't say anything definite.

他總是哼兒哈兒的,就是不說句痛快話.

《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

He hummed and hawed, giving no definite reply.

他閃爍其詞, 不做肯定答復.

《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.

他吭哧了好一會才說出幾句安慰話.

《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

As I took my seat at the table, Henry hemmed and hawed.

我在桌邊就坐之后, 亨利結結巴地說起話來.

辭典例句

He hemmed and hawed, giving no direct reply to the key question.

對于這個關鍵問題,他總是閃爍其辭,不愿明確回答.

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He hummed and hawed but finally told me the truth.

他先是支支吾吾,可最后還是跟我說了實話.

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When I asked him what had happened, he just hemmed and hawed.

我問他發生了甚麼事時, 他只是支吾以對.

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He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd.

被要求在人群中出現時他支吾起來.

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He hemmed and hawed.

他嗯嗯啊啊地支吾了幾句.

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The principal asked Mary why she was late to school and she only hemmed and hawed.

校長問瑪麗為什么遲到,她支吾其詞.

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He hemmed hawed around and didn't tell me what I wanted to know.

他支支吾吾地兜圈子,就是不肯說出我要知道的問題.

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The man was a poor lecturer because he hummed and hawed too much.

這個人講課不行,因為他太結巴了.

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