mass noun
1- a jelly-like substance containing a cosmetic, medicinal, or other preparation（用于制作化妆品, 药品等的）胶状物：
try rubbing some teething gel onto sore gums.
在牙龈疼痛处试着涂一些牙胶。
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- a substance of this type used for setting the hair（定型）发胶。
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- Chemistry a semi-solid colloidal suspension of a solid dispersed in a liquid【化】胶滞体。
1.3
- Biochemistry a semi-rigid slab or cylinder of an organic polymer used as a medium for the separation of macromolecules【生化】凝胶。
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gelled, gelling
no obj. Chemistry form into a gel【化】形成胶体：the mixture gelled at 7 degrees Celsius.
摄氏七度时该混合物变成胶体。
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- with obj. treat (the hair) with gel往（头发上）喷发胶。
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late 19th cent.: abbreviation of GELATIN.
(亦作 jell)
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gelled, gelling
no obj.(of jelly or a similar substance) set or become firmer（胶冻或胶状物）变稠, 变硬：the stew is gelling.
炖肉变得越来越稠。
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- (of a project or idea) take a definite shape; begin to work well（计划或想法）开始成形; 开始顺利实施：
everything seemed to gel for the magazine.
这本杂志的发行似乎是万事俱备了。
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- (of people) relate well to one another（人）相互关系融洽：
it's gratifying seeing everybody gelling.
看到大家融洽相处真令人高兴。
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