gum tree

英 [ˈɡʌm triː]

美 [ˈɡʌm triː]

n.  桉树; 树胶树

习惯用语

n.

be up a gum tree
• 陷入困境；一筹莫展
  to be in a very difficult situation

牛津词典

noun

• 桉树；树胶树
  a eucalyptus tree

柯林斯词典

• 桉树；橡胶树
  Agum treeis a tree such as a eucalyptus that produces gum.

英英释义

noun

• any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
  Synonym:gum

双语例句

• He went away with all my clothes packed in his own gabs, so I was left really up a gum tree.
  他把我的衣服全打到自己的包里带走了，所以我被甩下来狼狈极了。
• Reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture.
  红棕色木料，取自香枫心材，用于制家具。
• To fell a gum tree.
  砍倒一棵橡胶树。
• A cicada sat at the base of the gum tree.
  有只蝉在橡胶树下面。
• The company is up a gum tree because they broke some laws about polluting the environment, and they'll probably get closed down.
  这个公司陷入了困境，因为它给环境造成了污染破坏了法律，有可能会倒闭。
• Red gum tree of Tasmania.
  生长于塔斯马尼亚岛的枫香树。
• Gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener ( especially in candies and pharmaceuticals).
  来自金合欢属树木的树胶，用作增稠剂（尤其用于制蜡烛和药品）。
• 'Koalas usually don't need to drink, as they get their moisture requirements from gum leaves but on that day, the koala's were licking at the trunk of the tree where the water was trickling down.
  考拉一般不需要喝水，树胶树叶就可以满足它们的水分需求，但那一天，我看到当水从树上滴下来的时候，那只考拉在舔树干。
• This is a natural chewing gum from the sap of the mastic tree that grows wild in Greece.
  它是希腊野生的乳香黄连木的汁液中所产的天然胶状物。
• If all this leaves you up a gum tree, you would be well advised to seek the help of a good lawyer.
  如果这些事使你处境艰难，你最好找一个好律师。