gum /gʌm/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
• (v.) cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
• (v.) become sticky

Chinese translation

• n. 树胶, 橡皮, 橡皮糖, 牙床, 老天
• vt. 涂以树胶, 用胶粘, 使有粘性
• vi. 分泌树胶, 发粘

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/gʌm/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.94 · Super Rare

Word forms

gumming, gummed, gums

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