gums的中文意思、音标与词形变化

n. 牙龈, 树胶；牙床（gum复数形式）

n a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing n the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth n any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying n cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive n wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum n any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum v cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum v grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty v become sticky v exude or form gum