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hem

/hem/US // hɛm //UK // (hɛm) //

下摆,下巴,下身,下摆摆放

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    hemmed, hem·ming.

    • : to fold back and sew down the edge of; form an edge or border on or around.
    • : to enclose or confine: hemmed in by enemies.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an edge made by folding back the margin of cloth and sewing it down.
    • : the edge or border of a garment, drape, etc., especially at the bottom.
    • : the edge, border, or margin of anything.
    • : Architecture. the raised edge forming the volute of an Ionic capital.

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Examples

  • The SwiftSnap is a little snap at the front inside hem of the dress, and another at the back, that can be connected between your legs in one, well, swift snap.

  • I was worried the seamless leg openings would roll up as I stretched my legs up the stairs, but they stayed put and there was no hem cutting into my skin.

  • The hem is bonded instead of stitched, which means the leg openings slide smoothly over skin or knee guards.

  • The supersoft and odor-resistant merino-polyester blend, flat-lock seams, and rear drop hem keep you covered and comfortable when you’re hunched over the bars.

  • We particularly liked that it has thumbholes and a long hem for added coverage.

  • It has been called the “golden hem of Windsor”: whatever George or Kate wears instantly sells out.

  • Such products are not suited for the rigours of public life, and need to be adapted, at the very least by sewing in hem weights.

  • If I could sum it up in a few choice words, I would, but instead I hem and haw, before stumbling through some rambling rejoinder.

  • Music, too, can dismantle me—for instance, this morning: Sam Cooke singing “Touch the Hem of His Garment.”

  • Tessie rose, unrolled her scented handkerchief, and taking a bit of gum from a knot in the hem, placed it in her mouth.

  • Here was one sister curled up happily against a big tree, setting tiny stitches into a very straight hem.

  • I supply Ne lak (defect) in hem, to make some sense; the F. text does not help here.

  • Mrs. McAllister, finding out in some way that Violet was a clever seamstress, sent home fine linen handkerchiefs for her to hem.

  • Fold the front at the first pattern row, and hem it to form the scallop at the edge.

  • Hilda left the road, with a trace of its red dust on the hem of her skirt, and struck out into the Maidan.