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gunk

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gunk1 /ɡʌŋk/ noun [uncountable] American English informal  DIRTYSTICKany substance that is dirty, sticky, or unpleasant 肮脏讨厌的东西,黏糊糊的东西 SYN British English gungegunky adjective
Examples from the Corpus
gunkThere was greasy gunk on his lips and his mouth was full of rancid sourness.There's a bunch of gunk clogging the drain.If you were expecting the graceful and chaste fluidity of Swan Lake, you would surely have got the right gunk.The rest of us are up to our elbows in the gunk, digging out the recyclables.
gunk2 verb  be gunked up (with something) American English informalPREVENTDIRTY to be blocked with a dirty sticky substance 被〔肮脏黏糊的东西〕堵塞 Here’s your problem. The fuel line’s all gunked up. 你的问题出在这里,燃油管全给污垢堵塞了。Origin gunk1 (1900-2000) Gunk, a trademark for a type of soap
substance or Corpus that unpleasant sticky, any is dirty,


gunk
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gunk1 /ɡʌŋk/ noun [uncountable] American English informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Gunk, a trademark for a type of soap
any substance that is dirty, sticky, or unpleasant
   SYN  gunge British English
—gunky adjective

II
gunk2 verb
be gunked up (with something) American English informal to be blocked with a dirty sticky substance:
    Here’s your problem. The fuel line’s all gunked up.


gunkBrE /ɡʌŋk/ 🔊NAmE /ɡʌŋk/ 🔊 (especially NAmE) (BrE also gunge) noun [uncountable] (informal) any unpleasant, sticky or dirty substance 肮脏恶心的黏性物质;黏糊糊的东西 gunky adjective