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The question surprised her and she hemmed and hawed a bit before answering.她未料到会有这个问题，支吾了一会儿才作答。Tim hemmed and hawed, but finally told his boss the truth.蒂姆哼哼哈哈了一阵，但最终还是把实话告诉了老板。We hemmed and hawed for months before actually deciding to buy the house.在真正决定买这所房子之前我们犹豫了数月之久。The deputy chairman hemmed and hawed without giving a definite answer.副主席说话吞吞吐吐，没有给个明确的答复。The administration hemmed and hawed over the student's demands.校方对学生的要求抱不表态的敷衍态度。We hummed and hawed for months before actually deciding to buy the house.在真正决定买这所房子之前，我们犹豫了数月之久。The city council hemmed and hawed for a year before deciding to build the new school.市议会犹豫了一年才决定建这所新学校。 |