gel sth
作“涂抹发胶”解时，gel 是及物动词，宾语通常是 hair 等部位。
He gelled his hair before the interview.
他在面试前给头发涂了发胶。
凝固；成胶
gelled — past of gel
凝聚；形成整体；合得来；建立融洽关系；给（头发等）涂凝胶；涂抹凝胶(于头发等)；变成凝胶；凝固
become a gel; set up
涂抹凝胶(于头发等)
To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
变成凝胶；凝固
To become a gel: to set up.
建立融洽关系
To develop a rapport.
变成凝胶
become a gel
聚集形成某物；凝聚
To come together to form something; to cohere.
一般现在时
She gels her hair every morning.
她每天早上给头发抹发胶。
一般过去时
The plan gelled at last.
这个计划终于成形了。
现在完成时
The team has gelled well this season.
球队本赛季配合得很默契。
规则动词；过去式和过去分词为 gelled，现在分词为 gelling，需双写 l。
After a few weeks of practice, the new dance group finally gelled and performed beautifully.
经过几周的练习，这个新的舞蹈团终于默契配合，表演得非常出色。
用法提示：gel 作动词，过去式 gelled，意为“形成整体、配合默契”。这里描述舞蹈团成员之间建立默契。
AI contextual example
Our ideas for the design didn't gel until we explained them to each other.
我们关于设计的主意直到相互解释后才凝聚成形。
用法提示：gel 用于否定结构 didn't gel，表示“未能凝聚成形”。这里指设计想法还不够清晰统一。
AI contextual example
A good team gels when everyone trusts one another.
好的团队在成员彼此信任时会形成默契。
用法提示：gel 用第三人称单数 gels，表示“凝聚、结成一个整体”。这里指团队在信任基础上形成默契。
AI contextual example
作“涂抹发胶”解时，gel 是及物动词，宾语通常是 hair 等部位。
He gelled his hair before the interview.
他在面试前给头发涂了发胶。
作“凝固、成胶”解时，gel 是不及物动词，后面不接宾语。
The mixture gelled overnight.
混合物一夜之间凝固了。
表示与某人合得来、建立融洽关系，常用 gel with sb。
She gelled with her new colleagues immediately.
她立刻和新同事打成一片。
表示多个部分结合、凝聚成某事物，常用 gel into sth。
The different ideas finally gelled into a clear plan.
各种不同的想法最终凝聚成一个清晰的计划。
grammar · medium
易错句子The two teams geled into one big department last month.
正确表达The two teams gelled into one big department last month.
gel 是重读闭音节动词（以辅音字母 l 结尾），加 -ed、-ing 时必须双写 l，写成 gelled、gelling；geled、geling 属于拼写错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子Our new project group is very gel now.
正确表达Our new project group has really gelled now.
gel 在此义项上是动词，表示“凝聚成一个整体、变得融洽”，中文“融洽、合得来”常由形容词承担，学习者容易把 gel 直接当形容词放在 be 动词后；英语要用动词形式，如 has gelled、gel well。
grammar · medium
易错句子I gel my new colleagues, so work is fun.
正确表达I gel with my new colleagues, so work is fun.
表示“和某人合得来”时，gel 是不及物动词，必须用 gel with sb 引出对象；中文“我和同事合得来”没有对应介词，学习者容易省略 with 直接加宾语，而 gel 带宾语时意思是“给……涂发胶”，句子含义就完全变了。
与某人合得来；相处融洽
She gelled with her new teammates right away.
她很快就和新队友们合得来了。
凝聚起来；融为一体
The band gelled together after a few months of practice.
乐队练习几个月后变得默契融洽。
配合默契；相处得好
Those two don't gel well in group projects.
那两人在小组项目中配合得不好。
凝聚成；逐渐形成
The scattered ideas gradually gelled into a clear plan.
零散的想法逐渐凝聚成一个清晰的计划。
给头发涂发胶
He gelled his hair before the interview.
面试前他给头发涂了发胶。
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开始凝聚；开始成形
The team began to gel after the first win.
首场胜利后，团队开始凝聚起来。