"gumming" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 用牙齦咀嚼
• 黏合

Definition

“Gumming”意指用牙齦咀嚼（沒牙齒時）或用膠黏合東西。通常形容嬰兒或老人沒牙齒時的咀嚼，或是指用膠粘東西的動作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Gumming”屬於非正式用法，多用於形容嬰兒、老人用牙齦咀嚼，或做手工時塗膠水。其它場合通常用“咀嚼”或“黏合”。日常對話較少用，僅限這些語境。

Examples

The baby was gumming his food because he had no teeth.

寶寶沒有牙齒，只能用牙齦在**咀嚼**食物。

She is gumming the paper strips for her art project.

她在為藝術項目**黏合**紙條。

Grandpa is gumming his toast gently.

爺爺正慢慢地用牙齦**咀嚼**吐司。

Look at the puppy! He's just gumming that old slipper, not biting it.

看那隻小狗！牠只是用牙齦在**咬**那隻舊拖鞋，沒有真的咬壞。

My glue stick stopped gumming after it dried out.

我的膠棒乾掉後就不**黏**了。

After losing her teeth, the cat started gumming her food instead of chewing normally.

貓咪掉牙後，開始用牙齦**咀嚼**食物，不再像以前那樣正常咀嚼。