英语词组gum up是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

gum upgum up (something)

to cause something to stop working well.

Don't send any attachments or pictures, because they tend to gum up my computer.

Related vocabulary: gum up the works

Etymology: based on the idea of getting gum (= a sticky substance) in a machine

Phr V

gum up

gums, gumming, gummed

gum up sth or gum sth up

informal to prevent something from working or opening in the usual way by covering it with a sticky substanceusually passive

When I woke up this morning my eyes were all gummed up.

to prevent a system or process from working properly

A few strikers have managed to gum up production at the factory.

gum up

1. To apply a sticky substance to something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "gum" and "up." You need to gum up the paper more if you want it to stick securely.

2. To interfere with the proper functioning of something. More regulations will just gum up the process. Sediment seems to have gummed up your engine.

3. To ruin something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "gum" and "up." Boy, you really gummed up this report, and I don't have time to fix it right now.

gum something up

and gum the works up

Fig. to make something inoperable; to ruin someone's plans. Please, Bill, be careful and don't gum up the works. Tom sure gummed up the whole plan.

gum up

Ruin or bungle something, as in The front office has gummed up the sales campaign thoroughly. This idiom is also put as gum up the works, as in John's changes in procedures have gummed up the works in the shipping department. [Slang; c. 1900]

gum up

1. To cover with a sticky substance: Gum up the back of the paper so it will stick to the frame. Gum the poster up so it won't fall down.

2. To become inactive or inoperable because of interference with moving parts: The cash register gummed up while it was in the attic, and now we can't open it.

3. To cause complications or inefficiency in something: These new regulations have gummed our procedures up, and we can't get anything done on time. The extra layer of bureaucracy gummed up the department's ability to process claims quickly.

词组	gum up
释义	Idiom gum upgum up (something) to cause something to stop working well. Don't send any attachments or pictures, because they tend to gum up my computer. Related vocabulary: gum up the works Etymology: based on the idea of getting gum (= a sticky substance) in a machine Phr V gum up gums, gumming, gummed gum up sth or gum sth up informal to prevent something from working or opening in the usual way by covering it with a sticky substanceusually passive When I woke up this morning my eyes were all gummed up. to prevent a system or process from working properly A few strikers have managed to gum up production at the factory. gum up verb► gum up the worksto interfere and so spoil things US, 1932 phrasegum up1. gum up sth • *gum sth* up to prevent something from happening or working properly: If someone is gumming up the system by being too slow, we can't afford to keep them.gum up the works (=prevent a machine or system from working properly) Dust gets in between the keys and gums up the works.2. be gummed up if your eyes are gummed up, it is difficult to open them because they feel sticky: When I woke up my eyes were totally gummed up - yuk! gum up 1. To apply a sticky substance to something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "gum" and "up." You need to gum up the paper more if you want it to stick securely. 2. To interfere with the proper functioning of something. More regulations will just gum up the process. Sediment seems to have gummed up your engine. 3. To ruin something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "gum" and "up." Boy, you really gummed up this report, and I don't have time to fix it right now. gum something up and gum the works up** Fig. to make something inoperable; to ruin someone's plans. Please, Bill, be careful and don't gum up the works. Tom sure gummed up the whole plan. gum up Ruin or bungle something, as in The front office has gummed up the sales campaign thoroughly. This idiom is also put as gum up the works, as in John's changes in procedures have gummed up the works in the shipping department. [Slang; c. 1900] gum up v. 1. To cover with a sticky substance: Gum up the back of the paper so it will stick to the frame. Gum the poster up so it won't fall down. 2. To become inactive or inoperable because of interference with moving parts: The cash register gummed up while it was in the attic, and now we can't open it. 3. To cause complications or inefficiency in something: These new regulations have gummed our procedures up, and we can't get anything done on time. The extra layer of bureaucracy gummed up the department's ability to process claims quickly.
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