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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gunge1 /ɡʌndʒ/ noun [uncountable] British English informal  DIRTYSTICKany substance that is dirty, sticky, or unpleasant 肮脏讨厌的东西,黏糊糊的东西 SYN American English gunkgungy adjective
Examples from the Corpus
gungeTom and Jerry bury frying pans in each other's heads and countless kids presenters throw slimy gunge over each other.Clean the gunge that is probably beneath these brushes, rub everything clean and return them in the right order.
gunge2 verb  be gunged up with something British English informalPREVENTDIRTY to be blocked with a dirty sticky substance 被〔肮脏黏糊的东西〕堵塞 The waste pipe is all gunged up. 排污管全堵住了。→ See Verb tableOrigin gunge1 (1900-2000) Perhaps suggesting stickiness, or perhaps from goo + sponge
any that Corpus sticky, substance dirty, unpleasant or is


gunge
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gunge1 /ɡʌndʒ/ noun [uncountable] British English informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Perhaps suggesting stickiness, or perhaps from goo + sponge
any substance that is dirty, sticky, or unpleasant
   SYN  gunk American English
—gungy adjective

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gunge2 verb
be gunged up with something British English informal to be blocked with a dirty sticky substance:
    The waste pipe is all gunged up.


gungeBrE /ɡʌndʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ɡʌndʒ/ 🔊 (BrE) (also gunk NAmE, BrE ) noun [uncountable] (informal) any unpleasant, sticky or dirty substance 肮脏恶心的黏性物质;黏糊糊的东西 gungy BrE /ˈɡʌndʒi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡʌndʒi/ 🔊 adjective