n (1)胶(sticky substance used for sticking things together)[U]:stick the pictures into the book with~用胶把这些图片粘到书里;
(2)口香糖(chewing-gum)[U]:chew~嚼口香糖;
(3)软(橡皮)糖(hard transparent jelly-like sweet)[C](或gum-drop):fruit~s 果味橡皮糖;
→′gummy adj 粘性的;涂有胶的;′gumboot n 长筒胶靴;′gum-tree n 橡胶树;
vt 在……上面涂胶,(用胶)粘合(spread gum on the surface of sth;glue sth with gum)[T+n,T+n+prep (to/onto),T+n+adv(down/(together)]:~a piece of paper cards/sb's suitcase 把纸粘到卡片上/把标签粘到行李箱上;~down the flap of an envelope 把信封的封口粘上;False eyelashes are~med together. 假睫毛被粘在一起。
gum up the works 弄糟(砸)(infml):He's really~med up the works with all his stupid ideas for improvements.他那些愚蠢的改革念头真的把事情弄糟了。