use glue to do sth
glue 作“胶水”讲时通常不可数,前面不加 a/an。
She used glue to fix the broken cup.
她用胶水粘好了那个破杯子。
纽带；粘合剂；植物黏液；胶质分泌物；用骨头和兽皮熬制的硬明胶,溶解后用作黏合剂；也指任何黏性黏合物质。；由粘性物质组成的黏合剂。；将两个事物或人联结在一起的东西。
a sticky substance used for joining things together
用骨头和兽皮熬制的硬明胶,溶解后用作黏合剂；也指任何黏性黏合物质。
A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
由粘性物质组成的黏合剂。
cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
将两个事物或人联结在一起的东西。
Anything that binds two things or people together.
某些植物表面的粘性分泌物。
A viscid secretion on the surface of certain plants.
I used strong glue to fix the broken vase.
我用强力胶水修补了那个破碎的花瓶。
用法提示：glue 作名词，意为胶水/黏合剂，此处作动词 used 的宾语。
This glue dries quickly and leaves no marks.
这种胶水干得很快，而且不留痕迹。
用法提示：glue 作名词，指黏合剂，在句中作主语。
She spread the glue evenly across the paper.
她把胶水均匀地涂在纸上。
用法提示：glue 作名词，意为胶水，此处作及物动词 spread 的宾语。
glue 作“胶水”讲时通常不可数,前面不加 a/an。
She used glue to fix the broken cup.
她用胶水粘好了那个破杯子。
表示胶水的量时,常用 a tube of / a bottle of 等量词结构。
I bought a tube of glue at the stationery shop.
我在文具店买了一管胶水。
此义为比喻用法,指把人或事物联结在一起的东西。
Trust is the glue that holds the team together.
信任是维系整个团队的纽带。
指不同种类的胶水时,glue 可用复数形式 glues。
Different glues are needed for wood and metal.
粘木头和粘金属需要不同的胶水。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need a glue to fix this cup.
正确表达I need some glue to fix this cup.
glue 作“黏合剂”讲时是不可数名词，不能像可数名词那样在前面加不定冠词 a/an。要表达“一点胶水”用 some glue，表达“一瓶胶水”用 a bottle of glue。中文“一瓶胶水”里的“一”对应的是瓶，不是 glue。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought three glues at the stationery store.
正确表达She bought three bottles of glue at the stationery store.
表示黏合物质时 glue 不可数，计量必须借助单位词：three bottles/tubes of glue。glues 这个复数形式只用来指“几种不同的胶”，不能表示“三瓶胶水”，所以想表达瓶数时不能用 three glues。
grammar · medium
易错句子Can you lend me some glue water?
正确表达Can you lend me some glue?
中文的“胶水”不能逐字直译成 glue water，英语里液态黏合剂直接说 glue（需要强调时也可说 liquid glue）。glue water 不是英语的固定说法，属于把汉语词素一一对应的直译错误。
强力胶；瞬干胶
He used super glue to fix the broken cup.
他用强力胶粘好了破碎的杯子。
一管胶水
She bought a tube of glue for her craft project.
她为手工项目买了一管胶水。
固体胶；胶棒
The kids used a glue stick to paste the paper onto the board.
孩子们用固体胶把纸粘在板上。
木工胶
Apply wood glue along the edge before joining the two boards.
在拼接两块木板之前，沿边缘涂上木工胶。
热熔胶
Hot glue is perfect for quick craft repairs.
热熔胶非常适合快速修补手工作品。
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社会黏合剂；社会纽带
Shared traditions are the social glue that keeps the community together.
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