noun🔗Share牙龈，齿龈。 (often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth."My grandma's gum is a bit sore from all the chewing she does. "奶奶的牙龈有点疼，可能是因为她老嚼东西的缘故。anatomybodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share嚼，磨牙 To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal."My grandfather gums his hard candy slowly, enjoying the sweet taste. "我爷爷用牙床慢慢地嚼着硬糖，享受着那甜甜的味道.animalphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share锉齿, 扩大齿间距。 To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer."The old carpenter had to gum the saw blade to make it cut properly again after years of use. "老木匠用了多年的锯子不好用了，不得不锉齿，扩大齿间距，好让它重新锋利起来。technicalworkmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share树胶，口香糖。 Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants."The tree trunk was covered in a thick, sticky gum that smelled faintly of pine. "树干上覆盖着一层厚厚的、黏糊糊的树胶，闻起来隐约有松树的味道。substancematerialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share树胶，口香糖 Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants."The tree trunk was covered in a thick, amber gum that oozed from a wound in the bark. "树干上覆盖着一层厚厚的琥珀色树胶，从树皮的伤口中渗出。substancematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share口香糖，泡泡糖 Chewing gum."My brother loves chewing gum. "我弟弟很喜欢嚼口香糖。foodmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share口香糖，泡泡糖 A single piece of chewing gum."Do you have a gum to spare?"你有多余的口香糖吗？fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share软糖，橡皮糖。 (often in the plural) A gummi candy."My sister bought a big bag of colorful gum for the school party. "我姐姐买了一大包五颜六色的软糖，准备在学校聚会上用。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share树胶蜂箱, 简易蜂箱 A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive."The beekeeper used a simple gum to store the honey he collected. "那个养蜂人使用一个简易树胶蜂箱来储存他采集的蜂蜜。agricultureanimalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share树桩容器, 木桶。 A vessel or bin made from a hollow log."The old-fashioned gum held the family's potatoes for the winter harvest. "这个老式的树桩容器里装着这家秋收的马铃薯，足够过冬了。utensilmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share胶套，套鞋。 A rubber overshoe."My little brother wore a pair of bright yellow gum overshoes to school today. "今天我弟弟穿着一双鲜黄色的胶套去上学了。wearitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share桉树，口香糖树 A gum tree."The koala slept peacefully in the shade of the tall gum. "考拉在桉树高大的树荫下安静地睡着了。plantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share黏合，粘贴。 (sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to."The carpenter carefully gummed the wood pieces together before clamping them. "木匠小心地把木片涂上胶水粘合在一起，然后再用夹子固定。materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share粘住，胶粘。 To stiffen with glue or gum."The carpenter used wood glue to gum the edges of the wooden planks together. "木匠用木胶把木板的边缘粘在一起，使之变得牢固。materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share粘合，黏合 (sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence."The student gummed together several pieces of paper to create a bigger poster for the science project. "学生把几张纸笨拙地粘在一起，做成了一张更大的科学项目海报。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share阻塞，妨碍。 (with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process."That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves."那种劣质油会阻塞引擎阀门，妨碍引擎运转.processfunctiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
