| 单词 | gummy |
| 释义 | gummy (once / 12792 pages) adj Something that's gummy is soft and very sticky. Think of gummy bears, the candy, and you'll get the idea. Nothing is more gummy than actual gum, especially when it's been chewed and dropped on the sidewalk and then stepped on. Glue is gummy too, and once you've chewed them a little bit, so are Gummy Bears candy. Gummy comes from the noun gum, with its Greek root word, kommi, "gum" or "resin." WORD FAMILYgummy: gummier, gummiest, gummily, gumminess+/gum: gum-like, gummed, gumming, gummy, gums/gummed: ungummed USAGE EXAMPLESAnd keep us from the gummy snacks that are getting popular in Colorado, endangering so many young people. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) Thirteen students from a Chicago high school were hospitalized on Tuesday after eating gummy bears that were apparently laced with an unknown substance. Time(Dec 06, 2016) “It’s so different than other candy. It’s not gummy or crunchy or chocolaty. I think that’s why I love it.” Wall Street Journal(Oct 28, 2016) 1adj having the sticky properties of an adhesive Syn gluey, glutinous, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous adhesive tending to adhere 2adj covered with adhesive gum Syn gummed adhesive tending to adhere |
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