ahem

英 [əˈhem]

美 [əˈhem]

int.  (书写用语，表示引起注意或难以启齿时发出的咳嗽声)呃哼

BNC.32727 / COCA.24471

牛津词典

exclamation

• （书写用语，表示引起注意或难以启齿时发出的咳嗽声）呃哼
  used in writing to show the sound of a short cough made by sb who is trying to get attention or to say sth that is difficult or embarrassing
  1. Ahem, can I make a suggestion?
     呃哼，我可以提个建议吗？

柯林斯词典

• CONVENTION 呃哼（用于书面语中表示讽刺意味或用于引起注意）
  In writing,ahemis used to show that someone is being ironic.Ahemis also used to show that someone wants to get another person's attention.
  1. It can be a dangerous course of action which might be sound in theory but — ahem — perhaps a trifle risky in practice...
     这可能是一次危险的行动，在理论上听着无缝可击，但——呃哼——真做起来却可能有点冒险。
  2. It is not unknown for valuable display items to go, ahem, missing.
     贵重的展品，呃哼，丢失的话，会众人皆知。

英英释义

noun

• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat
  Synonym:hem

双语例句

• Fortune highlights five of those points, along with a dose of analysis and ahem skepticism.
  《财富》杂志（Fortune）挑选了其中的五个优势，并列出了相关的分析和质疑。
• Many of us have skills ( ahem, Journalism) that are closely tied to industries in flux.
  但很多人（也包括记者）的工作技能却只适用于那些变幻莫测的行业。
• I've had this ahem for a anniversary now.
  我这样咳嗽已经一周了。
• These are, ahem, a more liquid investment: they can easily be resold.
  这些是，呵呵，一种更短期的投资：它们可以很轻易地再出售。
• It can be a dangerous course of action which might be sound in theory but — ahem — perhaps a trifle risky in practice
  这可能是一次危险的行动，在理论上听着无缝可击，但——呃哼——真做起来却可能有点冒险。
• The way an X display looks like is set by a window manager whose job is to, ahem, manage your windows and their look.
  X显示的方式看上去象是被窗口管理器所设置，该管理器的任务就是管理你的窗口和它们的外观。
• Kraft ( KFT) says drinkers in the developing world like it for its low price and ( ahem) nutrition.
  卡夫表示，Tang果珍在发展中国家大受欢迎的原因在于价格低廉而且有营养（这倒未必）。
• The second occasion was rather ahem less successful and afterwards I deeply regretted my moment of TV vanity.
  第二次，呃，就没有那么成功了，而且我之后对这种上电视的虚荣心感到十分后悔。
• His political connections were shallow and the other, ahem, religious problem that he had, was a thorn in his side too.
  他在政治上的人脉很浅，而且，他在宗教上的问题，也是个让他很苦恼的事。
• He added that the most sign-ups occur around New Year's and that, ahem, Los Angeles is the company's biggest market.
  他补充说大部分注册发生在新年前后，而洛杉矶又是公司最大的市场。