hummed and hawed

hummed and hawed 基本解释

表示犹豫或支吾的嗯嗯呃呃声；吞吞吐吐

hummed and hawed 用法和例句

1、He hummed and hawed, giving no definite reply. or He was evasive and noncommittal.

他闪闪烁烁, 不做肯定的答复。

2、He hummed and hawed for a while, but failed to come up with a convincing argument.

他吭哧了半天，也没有说出个子午卯酉。

3、He hummed and hawed for quite a while, failing to come out with a coherent story.

他支吾了半天，也没有说出个子丑寅卯来。

4、He hummed and hawed for quite a while, failing to come out with any convincing argument.

他支吾了半天，也没有说出个令人信服的论点来。

重点词汇

hummed v. 发出嗡嗡声, 哼唱( hum的过去式和过去分词 ); 忙碌, 活跃

hawed v. （使）向左转, 支吾( haw的过去式和过去分词 )