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- mass noun a viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs that hardens on drying but is soluble in water, and from which adhesives and other products are made树胶; 树脂。比较RESIN.
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- glue that is used for sticking paper or other light materials together（粘合纸或其他轻薄材料的）胶水, 粘合剂。
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- a sticky secretion collecting in the corner of the eye眼屎。
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- short for CHEWING GUM or BUBBLE GUM.
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- count noun a firm, jelly-like translucent sweet made with gelatin or gum arabic（用明胶或树胶制成的像果冻一样的半透明）胶姆糖, 橡皮糖。
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- count noun a gum tree, especially a eucalyptus产树胶的树, 胶树（尤指桉树）。参见SWEET GUM.
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gummed, gumming
with obj. cover with gum or glue用胶（水）涂：as adj. gummed gummed paper.涂有胶水的纸。
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- with obj. and adverbial fasten with gum or glue用胶粘合, 用胶水粘住：
the receipts are gummed into a special book.
将收据粘合成一本特别账簿。
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gum something up
clog up a mechanism and prevent it from working properly使（机械装置）卡住不能开动：open and close the valves to make sure they don't get gummed up.
开关一下阀门, 确保它们开闭自如。
词源
Middle English: from Old French gomme, based on Latin gummi, from Greek kommi, from Egyptian kemai.
- the firm area of flesh around the roots of the teeth in the upper or lower jaw（齿）龈, 牙床：
a tooth broken off just above the gum
齐牙床折断的一颗牙齿
as modifier gum disease.牙龈疾病。
词源
Old English gōma 'inside of the mouth or throat'， of Germanic origin; related to German Gaumen 'roof of the mouth'.