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单词 gluey
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
glue•y  (glo̅o̅ē),USA pronunciation adj., glu•i•er, glu•i•est. 
  1. like glue;
    viscid;
    sticky.
  2. full of or smeared with glue.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see glue, -y1
gluey•ness, n. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
glue /glu/USA pronunciation   n., v., glued, glu•ing. 
n. [uncountable]
  1. Chemistrya hard protein gelatin substance, obtained naturally by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water or prepared artificially, used as a strong adhesive.

v. [+ object]
  1. to join or attach firmly with or as if with glue:to glue a label on a package; The kids' eyes were glued to the TV screen.
glue•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
glue  (glo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., v., glued, glu•ing. 
n. 
  1. a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
  2. any of various solutions or preparations of this substance, used as an adhesive.
  3. any of various other solutions or preparations that can be used as adhesives.

v.t. 
  1. to join or fasten with glue.
  2. to cover or smear (something) with glue (sometimes fol. by up).
  3. to fix or attach firmly with or as if with glue;
    make adhere closely:to glue a model ship together.
  • Latin glūt- (stem of glūs); cognate with Greek gloiós gum, anything sticky; (verb, verbal) Middle English glywen, glewen, derivative of the noun, nominal
  • Old French glu
  • (noun, nominal) Middle English glu, gleu 1300–50
gluelike′, adj. 
gluer, n. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged paste, gum, stick, cement, plaster.

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