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gum

[gʌm]

n.牙床, 樹膠, 齒齦, 粘性物質 
v.搞砸, 用牙床嚼,以樹膠粘合

例句與用法：

Frankincense is a type of sweet-smelling gum from a tree.

乳香是從樹上提煉的一種有甜味的樹脂。

Many people like to chew mint gum in the summer.

許多人喜歡在夏天嚼薄荷口香糖。

His pocket was all gummed up with candy.

他的口袋全被糖粘住了。

He likes chewing gum.

他喜歡嚼口香糖。

詞形變化：

動詞過去式: gummed | 動詞過去分詞: gummed | 動詞現在分詞: gumming | 動詞第三人稱單數: gums |

英文解釋:

名詞 gum:

a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

同義詞：chewing gum

the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

同義詞：gingiva

any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

同義詞：glue, mucilage

wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

同義詞：gumwood

any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

同義詞：gum tree

動詞 gum:

cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

同義詞：mumble

become sticky

exude or form gum

以上來源於大辭典