Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense haws, present participle hawing, past tense, past participle hawed
1N-COUNT 山楂果Haws are the red berries produced by hawthorn trees in autumn. 山楂果
2EXCLAM 嚯嚯(文学作品中表示笑声,尤指嘲弄或轻蔑的笑声) Writers sometimes use 'haw haw' to show that one of their characters is laughing, especially in a rather unpleasant or superior way. 嚯嚯(文学作品中表示笑声,尤指嘲弄或轻蔑的笑声)
Look at the plebs! Getting all muddy! Haw hawhaw!
看看这些乡巴佬儿!满身污泥!嚯嚯嚯!
3PHRASE 支支吾吾;吞吞吐吐;嗫嚅 If you hem and haw, or in British English hum and haw, you take a long time to say something because you cannot think of the right words, or because you are not sure what to say. 支支吾吾;吞吞吐吐;嗫嚅
Tim hemmed and hawed, but finally told his boss the truth.