He hummed and hawed, giving no direct reply to the question.

他对所提问题闪闪烁烁，不作正面回答。

He hemmed and hawed for quite a while but failed to make himself understood.

他吭哧了好久也没能令人明白他的意思。

He hummed and hawed but finally told me the truth.

他先是支支吾吾,可最后还是跟我说了实话.

We hummed and hawed before deciding to buy the house.

我们曾经犹豫了很长时间才决定买这幢房子.

Katzenberg hemmed, hawed, and asked where Lasseter had heard that.

卡曾伯格干咳了几声，闪烁其词了几句，然后问他是从哪里听到的。

He was a poor lecturer because he hemmed and hawed too much.

他是个拙劣的演讲者,因为他演讲中哼哼哈哈之处太多.

We hemmed and hawed for ages before deciding to buy the house.

我们犹豫了很久，才决定买这所房子。

He hemmed and hawed, giving no direct reply to the key question.

对于这个关键问题,他总是闪烁其辞,不愿明确回答.

The man was a poor lecturer because he hummed and hawed too much.

这个人讲课不行，因为他太结巴了。

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。