erm
exclamation
UKuk/ɜːm/asoundthatpeoplemake when theypausein themiddleof what they are saying orpausebefore theyspeak, often because they aredecidingwhat to say:
（用于暂停句子或在接着说话前暂停，通常因为正在决定该说什么）嗯，呃"Is that therighttime?" "Erm, yes, Ithinkso."“时间对吗？”“呃，是的，我想是的。”
Do youwantto, erm,paythebill?“你想，呃，付账吗？”
- I was justlookingfor ajoband someone told me that, erm, that theyneededsomeone at theshop.
- "When was itpublished?" "That was, erm, 1998 Ibelieve."
- It was apairof, erm,ladies'undergarments.
Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- aha
- ahem
- bah
- bam
- blah
- blah, blah, blah
- cor
- duh
- huh
- ow
- psst
- squee
- tut
- uh-huh
- vocable
- wham
- whee
- whew
- woot
- yuck