They hemmed and hawed and gestured a lot with their hands.

他们支支吾吾，比划了半天。

And they hemmed and hawed, and so I sued them.

他们支支吾吾，所以我起诉了他们。

" Yeah, yeah, I'm a… " He fumbledto find the words.

“对的，对的，我是一名… … ”他支支吾吾，找个好。

What's the matter with you? What's the matter with you? ' he faltered.

“你有点怎样？你有点怎样？”他支吾地说。

Vilified as tyrant of the arts, David tried to stammer a defence.

他被判定为艺术的暴君，大卫支支吾吾地试图辩护。

What was he up to? I hesitated to say yes.

他做什么？我支支吾吾地说，好。

Asked for an explanation, Mike had fumbled for words.

【fumble】被要求作出解释时，迈克支支吾吾地找话说。

She questioned Christian, and the confusion in his answers would at once have led her to believe that something was wrong, had not one-half of his story been corroborated by Thomasin's note.

她询问了克里斯廷，要不是托玛茜的信证实了他所讲的一半，他支支吾吾的回答本来会让约太太立刻相信这事出了差错。

The woman was mortified, and stammered an excuse: " I had no idea of offending you. It is only caramels" .

那妇人难为情起来了，支吾地辩解说。“这不是什么了不得的东西，是一些方糖！”

" Ah-ah-hum, " said Gerald, suddenly and guiltily aware that the conversation, a most interesting and entirely proper one to him, would seem quite otherwise to Ellen.

嗯" 杰拉尔德若有所思地支吾着。他突然颇为内疚，意识到这番话虽然很有意思，对自己还得当，可是对爱伦就完全是另一回事了。

Ok, while you " mmm" on that for awhile, I'm gonna go find a place for my new lamp.

你支支吾吾的时候，我会为我的新台灯找个地方放。

I'm telling you, he's hiding something. He clams up every time we try to ask him about Mary Alice.

告诉你，他在竭力隐瞒什么东西。每次问他Mary Alice的事他都支支吾吾。

He would be embarrassed; he would stammer; he would offer excuses, but he wouldn't lend it to her.

他会感到难办的，他会支支吾吾，会找到借口，总之是不会借给她的。

He hemmed and hawed for a few minutes, then he finally told me he was getting married.

我们去了，坐在我们的树下。他支支吾吾好几分钟，终于告诉我他要结婚了。

" Peter, " she said, faltering, " are you expecting me to fly away with you" ?

" 彼得，" 温迪支支吾吾地说，" 你希望我跟你飞走吗？"

'Yes, sir, I hope so, ' faltered Mr. Giles, who had turned very pale.

“是的，先生，我希望如此， ” 贾尔斯先生支支吾吾地说， 他的脸色变得非常苍白。

Was he kind of hem-hawing around it?

他是在支支吾吾地绕着这个话题吗？

Or have you ever beat around the bush once in a blue moon?

或者你曾偶尔支支吾吾、拐弯抹角吗？

" You been mighty good to Alvah, " she faltered.

“你对阿尔瓦非常好， ” 她支吾道。

I haven't been able to get a clear answer.

你每次都支支吾吾的。