Tim hemmed and hawed, but finally told his boss the truth.
蒂姆起初支支吾吾，但最终还是把真相告诉了老板。
柯林斯例句
He hemmed and hawed but wouldn't say anything definite.
他总是哼儿哈儿的,就是不说句痛快话.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
He hummed and hawed, giving no definite reply.
他闪烁其词, 不做肯定答复.
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He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.
他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰话.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
As I took my seat at the table, Henry hemmed and hawed.
我在桌边就坐之后, 亨利结结巴地说起话来.
辞典例句
He hemmed and hawed, giving no direct reply to the key question.
对于这个关键问题,他总是闪烁其辞,不愿明确回答.
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He hummed and hawed but finally told me the truth.
他先是支支吾吾,可最后还是跟我说了实话.
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When I asked him what had happened, he just hemmed and hawed.
我问他发生了甚麽事时, 他只是支吾以对.
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He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd.
被要求在人群中出现时他支吾起来.
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He hemmed and hawed.
他嗯嗯啊啊地支吾了几句.
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The principal asked Mary why she was late to school and she only hemmed and hawed.
校长问玛丽为什么迟到,她支吾其词.
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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,就是不肯说出我要知道的问题.
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The man was a poor lecturer because he hummed and hawed too much.
这个人讲课不行,因为他太结巴了.
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