/hem ||; hɛm/noun [C] the edge at the bottom of a piece of cloth (especially on a skirt, dress or trousers) that has been turned up and sewn (布或衣服的)褶边 ☞picture on page C6 见C6页插图
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/hem ||; hɛm/verb [T] (hemming;hemmed) to turn up and sew the bottom of a piece of clothing or cloth 缝褶边 hem sb in to surround sb and prevent him/her from moving away 把某人包围: We were hemmed in by the crowd and could not leave.我们被困在人丛里,无法走出去。