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释义
支支吾吾；哼哼哈哈；犹由于豫
To be hesitant and indecisive; equivocate；To mumble and procrastinate in one's speech, especially with a reply to a hard question or with voicing a decision on a topical matter; to evade a question, giving vague answers; to equivocate or temporize.
例句
Walt: I drove up to Santa Fe. I was with Gretchen. Well, Gretchen and Elliott. She just couldn't bring herself to tell you today. I mean, she couldn't tell me, either, really. I mean, there was a lot of hemming and hawing and beating around the bush for both of us.(Breaking Bad)
沃尔特：我开车去了圣达菲，和格雷琴在一起。当然，格雷琴和埃利奥特。她今天只是不方便和你直说。我想，她也不愿和我直说，真的。言语之中提到我们，就各种支支吾吾，拐弯抹角。（绝命毒师）
