"gummer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 无牙的人
• 用假牙的老人

Definition

“gummer” 是指没有牙齿的人，通常指因年老而失去牙齿的老人，是非正式用语。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语化的词，主要出现在英式和澳大利亚英语中，多数指老人。带有不尊重色彩，慎用。

Examples

The gummer smiled at the children in the park.

这位**无牙的人**在公园里对孩子们微笑。

My grandfather became a gummer after losing his teeth.

我爷爷掉牙后成了**无牙的人**。

A gummer sometimes finds it hard to eat certain foods.

**无牙的人**有时候很难吃某些食物。

Don't call your grandma a gummer—she won't like it!

别叫你奶奶**无牙的人**，她会不高兴的！

After getting dentures, the old gummer could finally enjoy steak again.

装上假牙后，这位年迈的**无牙的人**终于又能享受牛排了。

At the retirement home, the residents joked about who would be a gummer next.

在养老院里，居民们开玩笑说下一个**无牙的人**会是谁。