释义 |
ahem exclamation mainly humorousuk /əˈhəm/ us /əˈhəm/ used to represent the little cough that someone makes to express slight embarrassment, enjoyment, doubt, or disapproval, or to attract attention(轻声咳嗽,用于表示有一点尴尬、好笑、怀疑、不同意或吸引注意力)呃哼 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Linguistics: sounds used as interjections aha bah bam blah blah, blah, blah cor duh huh ow psst shh squee tut uh-huh vocable vroom wham whee whew yuck
"Ahem," said a voice close to him. Ahem! shall I congratulate you, auntie? I think I must have taken a bit of a cold yesterday during—ahem! You have gotten—ahem—prettier in the short time since I saw you at school. Your course in college has been brilliant so far, thanks to—ahem—no matter—you have distinguished yourself. |