a pair of gumshoes
表示“一双”时用 a pair of，复数形式为 gumshoes。
He bought a pair of gumshoes for gym class.
他为体育课买了一双运动鞋。
运动鞋；橡胶套鞋；胶底鞋
运动鞋或橡胶套鞋；套靴；胶底运动靴；警察
运动鞋或橡胶套鞋
A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
The old gumshoe solved the case with his sharp instincts.
这位老侦探凭借敏锐的直觉破解了案件。
用法提示：名词，表示侦探。
He wore gumshoes to keep his feet dry in the rain.
他穿着胶底靴子在雨中保持脚部干燥。
用法提示：名词，表示防水套靴。
The gumshoe followed the suspect through the crowded streets.
侦探穿过拥挤的街道跟踪嫌疑人。
用法提示：名词，表示侦探。
表示“一双”时用 a pair of，复数形式为 gumshoes。
He bought a pair of gumshoes for gym class.
他为体育课买了一双运动鞋。
作动词 wear 的宾语，指穿在脚上的胶底鞋或橡胶套鞋。
The children wear gumshoes on rainy days.
孩子们在雨天穿橡胶套鞋。
“in + 鞋类”表示脚上穿着某种鞋的状态。
She walked through the puddles in her gumshoes.
她穿着橡胶套鞋走过一个个水坑。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need a new gumshoe for running.
正确表达I need a new pair of gumshoes for running.
英语中表示“一双鞋”要用复数名词 gumshoes；gumshoe 是可数名词单数，单独使用只指一只鞋。汉语“一双鞋”不标记复数，容易把单数形式直接拿来用。
grammar · medium
易错句子How much gumshoe do you have?
正确表达How many gumshoes do you have?
gumshoe 是可数名词，询问数量要用 how many 加复数形式；how much 用于不可数名词。汉语“多少”不区分可数不可数，导致误用 much。
galosh 通常指成对穿、套在普通鞋外防雨雪的橡胶套鞋；gumshoe 指胶套鞋时可与 galosh 同义，但 galosh 更专指这种套穿用途，不指运动鞋。
overshoe 泛指套在鞋外穿的鞋，可用于防雨、防雪或防脏；gumshoe 作“套鞋”义时特指橡胶材质的套鞋。
sneaker 只指运动或休闲穿的鞋，不指套在鞋外防水的套鞋；gumshoe 兼指运动鞋和橡胶套鞋，因此只在“运动鞋”这一义上可能与 sneaker 混淆。
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