gum
n
(usu pl 通常作復(fù)數(shù)) firm pink flesh at the base of the teeth 齒齦; 牙齦; 牙床
The dog bared its gums at me. 狗呲著牙沖我叫. =>illus at tooth 見tooth插圖.
gum n
1 [U]
(a) sticky substance which oozes from certain trees, used for making glue 樹膠; 樹脂.
(b) glue used for sticking light things (eg paper) together 膠(用以粘輕的東西, 如紙).
2 [U] = chewing-gum (chew).
3 (also `gum-drop) [C]
transparent sweet made of a firm jelly-like substance 透明軟糖: fruit gums 水果軟糖.
4 [C] = gum-tree. gum, v (-mm-)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ A to/onto B; ~ A and B together; ~sth (down) spread gum on the surface of sth; stick (one thing to another) with gum 在(某物表面)上涂膠; 用膠粘(一物於另一物)
gum (the edges of) a piece of paper 往一頁紙(的邊)上涂膠
gum down the flap of an envelope 用膠粘住信封的蓋口
gum paper to/onto card 把紙粘在厚紙板上
Cut out two pieces of cardboard and gum them together. 割兩塊硬紙板, 再把它們粘在一起.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) gum up the `works (infml 口) make a machine or system unable to operate 使機(jī)器不能開動(dòng); 使制度不能實(shí)行; 弄壞; 搞亂.
3 (phr v) gum sth up fill sth with a sticky substance and stop it moving 將某物粘牢.
gum n [U]
(Brit infml euph 口, 婉) (used in oaths, etc, esp in N England 用於誓語、 咒語等中, 尤用於北英格蘭) God 上帝: By gum! 我向上帝發(fā)誓!
?? 考研助記
模仿嚼口香糖的聲音(諧音) 口香糖,源于 樹膠 姑(gu)媽(m)愛嚼 口香糖
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[g?m]n. 樹膠, 橡皮, 橡皮糖, 牙床, 老天vt. 涂以樹膠, 用膠粘, 使有粘性vi. 分泌樹膠, 發(fā)粘【醫(yī)】 樹膠, 齦相關(guān)詞組: gum up by gum