chewing gum

IPA/ˈtʃuːɪŋ ɡʌm/
IPA/ˈtʃuːɪŋ ɡʌm/

chewing gum — 名詞

1. a soft, flavoured substance you chew repeatedly in your mouth without swallowing

1.名詞B1
釋義

口香糖

咀嚼以獲取味道但不吞嚥的甜食

a soft, flavoured substance you chew repeatedly in your mouth without swallowing — sold in small strips, sticks, or balls

例句

Fatima offered her friend a stick of chewing gum after lunch.

午餐後，Fatima 遞給朋友一片口香糖。

collocation: a stick of chewing gum

Hiroshi chewed his gum quietly during the long bus ride home.

Hiroshi 在漫長的回家公車路上靜靜地嚼著口香糖。

常見搭配
  • chew gum
  • a stick of gum
  • a piece of gum
  • sugar-free gum
  • mint gum
  • bubble gum
同義詞
  • bubble gum

    a type of chewing gum designed for blowing bubbles, typically pink and sweeter than regular gum

  • gum

    the informal short form; 'gum' is more common in everyday speech than the full 'chewing gum'

文法句型

a piece of chewing gum

a stick of chewing gum

用法筆記

Uncountable in general use — always say 'a piece of chewing gum' or 'a stick of chewing gum' for a single portion. The substance is chewed for flavour and then thrown away, never swallowed.

常見錯誤

I ate a chewing gum after lunch.
I had a piece of chewing gum after lunch.
chewing gum is not eaten or swallowed; you chew it and then throw it away.
Can I have a chewing gum?
Can I have a piece of chewing gum?
'chewing gum' is uncountable; you need 'a piece of' or 'a stick of' before it.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • a stick of chewing gum
  • a piece of chewing gum
  • a packet of chewing gum
  • a wad of chewing gum

常用片語

  • chew gum
  • pop a piece of gum into your mouth