a sticky substance that is used for joining things together 膠;膠水 All you will need is a sharp knife and a tube of glue. 你只需要一把鋒利的刀和一管膠水。 synthetic glues 合成膠水 He sticks to her like glue (= never leaves her). 他形影不離地跟着她。 - (figurative)
These sports were the glue that held the community together. 這些運動是維系社區的粘合劑。
Extra ExamplesIt takes about an hour for the glue to set. 這種膠大約半小時後會粘牢。 Put glue on both the surfaces. 兩面都塗上膠。 He took to drinking and sniffing glue. 他開始酗酒,吸膠毒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of glue- bottle
- pot
- tube
- …
- apply
- put on
- sniff
- …
- dry
- set
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French glu (noun), gluer (verb), from late Latin glus, glut-, from Latin gluten.