| 单词 | to um and ah |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto um and ah 2. intransitive. To say ‘ah’ in hesitation or indecision; to vacillate. Usually in collocation with a similar verb or verbs; now chiefly in to um and ah (cf. um v.). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > speak inarticulately or with a defect [verb (intransitive)] > stammer or speak hesitantly stammerc1000 wlaffe1025 stotec1325 humc1374 mafflea1387 stut1388 rattlea1398 famble14.. mammera1425 drotec1440 falterc1440 stackerc1440 hem1470 wallowa1475 tattle1481 mant1506 happer1519 trip1526 hobblea1529 hack1553 stagger1565 faffle1570 stutter1570 hem and hawk1588 ha1604 hammer1619 titubate1623 haw1632 fork1652 hacker1652 lispc1680 hesitate1706 balbutiate1731 haffle1790 hotter1828 stutter1831 ah1853 catch1889 1853 E. C. G. Murray Walter Evelyn xiv. 171 He heigh'd, and oh'd, and ah'd, and um'd, and rolled his wicked eyes about a little longer. 1862 ‘M. Harland’ Miriam xiii. 218 He hemmed and ‘ah-ed’ lamentably, in accosting or replying to him. 1933 E. De Witt Jones Amer. Preachers To-day xxv. 250 His delivery is careless; he ‘ahs’ and ‘ers’ a deal. 1981 R. Westall Scarecrows (1990) xvii. 144 Who ummed, aahed, strode around the mill and declared it definitely thirteenth century. 2002 Gardens Illustr. Sept. 83/2 He ums and ahs over a perennial sunflower,..mutters, ‘To hell with it, this doesn't happen too often,’ and cuts the best stalk. < as lemmas |
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