The soft, fibrous tissue covering that part of the jawbones in which the teeth are embedded. (常用复数)齿龈;牙肉。 A semitransparent vegetable substance that comes out of certain trees and shrubs and hardens on the surface. 树胶;树脂 A preparation of some cohesive substance, used for chewing. 【美】口香糖。 Mucus on edge of eyelids. 眼屎;眼垢。 To smear or fasten with mucilage. 涂以树胶;胶黏;胶合。 To become stiff or sticky. 变浓厚;变成黏性。 gum up the works 【俚】使动弹不得;把事情弄糟。 gum tree 胶树(分泌胶液的树,如 eucalyptus 等)。 |