gum

詳細解釋：

gum

n.（名詞）

Any of various viscous substances that are exuded by certain plants and trees and dry into water-soluble, noncrystalline, brittle solids.
樹膠：某些植物和樹木分泌出的一種粘性物質，乾燥後成為溶於水的非晶體、易碎的固體
A similar plant exudate, such as a resin.
樹脂：一種類似的植物滲出液，如樹脂
Any of various adhesives made from such exudates or other sticky substance.
膠漿：由此種滲出液或其它粘性物質製成的膠粘劑的任一種
A substance resembling the viscous substance exuded by certain plants, as in stickiness.
粘性物質，粘膠：與某些樹木滲出的粘性物質相似的物質，如在粘性里

Any of various trees of the generaEucalyptus, Liquidambar, or Nyssa that are sources of gum.
膠橡樹：一種桉樹屬、楓香樹屬 或 柴樹屬 中生產樹膠的樹木
The wood of such a tree; gumwood.
膠樹材：產樹膠的樹的木材；膠樹材
Chewing gum.
口香糖
v.（動詞）
gummed,gum.ming,gums
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cover, smear, seal, fill, or fix in place with or as if with gum.
以樹膠粘合：用或似乎用樹膠覆蓋、塗抹、封上、填充或固定住
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To exude or form gum.
結膠：分泌或形成樹膠
To become sticky or clogged.
發粘：變得發粘或易粘牢的

<常用詞組>gum up
To ruin or bungle:
搞亂，出毛病：
例句：
gum up the works.
把工作搞糟

來源：
Middle English gomme
中古英文 gomme
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Late Latin gumma
源自 後期拉丁語 gumma
variant of Latin gummi, cummi
拉丁語 gummi的變體, cummi
from Greek kommi
源自 希臘語 kommi
perhaps from Egyptian ±mj-t
可能源自 埃及語 ±mj-t

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gum
gum 2

n.（名詞）
The firm connective tissue covered by mucous membrane that envelops the alveolar arches of the jaw and surrounds the bases of the teeth.Also called gingiva
齦，牙床：覆蓋著黏膜的堅韌的連線組織，包裹顎上的弓形牙槽及牙根部也作 gingiva
v.tr.（及物動詞）
gummed,gum.ming,gums
To chew (food) with toothless gums.
用牙床嚼：用沒有牙齒的牙床咀嚼（食物）

來源：
Middle English gome
中古英文 gome
from Old English gôma [palate, jaw]
源自 古英文 gôma [齶，顎]