ahem
interj
(used in writing to indicate the noise made when clearing the throat, esp to get sb's attention, express disapproval or gain time 书面语中用以表示清嗓子的声音, 尤用以引人注意, 表示不以为然或用以赢得时间)
Ahem, might I make a suggestion? 啊哼, 我可以提个建议吗?
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm new here, can you help me find my way around?
我是新来的,你能带我转转吗?
Never offer to teach fish to swim.
切莫教鱼游泳。
Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide.