[/gʌm; ɡʌm/] n (usu pl 通常作复数) firm pink flesh at the base of the teeth 齿龈; 牙龈; 牙床:
The dog bared its gums at me. 狗呲著牙冲我叫. =>illus at tooth 见tooth插图. gum 2
[/gʌm; ɡʌm/] n用法:
1 [U] (a) sticky substance which oozes from certain trees, used for making glue 树胶; 树脂.
(b) glue used for sticking light things (eg paper) together 胶（用以粘轻的东西, 如纸）. 用法:
2 [U] = chewing-gum (chew). 用法:
3 (also `gum-drop) [C] transparent sweet made of a firm jelly-like substance 透明软糖:
fruit gums 水果软糖. 用法:
4 [C] = gum-tree. gum 3
v (-mm-) 用法:
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）上涂胶; 用胶粘（一物於另一物）:
gum (the edges of) a piece of paper 往一页纸（的边）上涂胶 *
gum down the flap of an envelope 用胶粘住信封的盖口 *
gum paper to/onto card 把纸粘在厚纸板上 *
Cut out two pieces of cardboard and gum them together. 割两块硬纸板, 再把它们粘在一起. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) gum up the `works (infml) make a machine or system unable to operate 使机器不能开动; 使制度不能实行; 弄坏; 搞乱. 用法:
3 (phr v) gum sth up fill sth with a sticky substance and stop it moving 将某物粘牢. gum 4
[/gʌm; ɡʌm/] n [U] (Brit infml euph 口, 婉) (used in oaths, etc, esp in N England 用於誓语、 咒语等中, 尤用於北英格兰) God 上帝:
By gum! 我向上帝发誓! |