gel

noun

/dʒel/

[uncountable, countable]

a thick, clear, slightly sticky substance, especially one used in products for the hair or skin凝胶，冻胶，胶滞体（尤指用于头发或护肤的产品）
- hair/shower gel发胶；沐浴露
- shaving gel剃须凝胶
see also silica gelTopics Appearanceb2
Collocations Dictionary
Gel is used before these nouns:
pad
pen
Gel is used after these nouns:
shower
词源noun late 19th cent.: abbreviation of gelatin.

gel

verb

/dʒel/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they gel	/dʒel/ /dʒel/
he / she / it gels	/dʒelz/ /dʒelz/
past simple gelled	/dʒeld/ /dʒeld/
past participle gelled	/dʒeld/ /dʒeld/
-ing form gelling	/ˈdʒelɪŋ/ /ˈdʒelɪŋ/

[intransitive] (British English)
(also jell North American English, British English)
(of two or more people二人或以上) to work well together; to form a successful group联手共事；结为一体
- We just didn't gel as a group.我们就是不能成为一个集体。
Topics Successc2
[intransitive] (British English)
(also jell North American English, British English)
(of an idea, a thought, a plan, etc.主意、想法、计划等) to become clearer and more definite; to work well变得更清楚；显得更明确；有效；起作用
- Ideas were beginning to gel in my mind.各种想法在我头脑里逐渐明朗起来。
- That day, everything gelled.那天，一切都很顺利。
[intransitive]
(also jell especially in North American English)
(specialist) (of a liquid液体) to become thicker and more solid; to form a gel胶凝；胶化；形成胶体
[transitive, usually passive] gel something to put gel on your hair上发胶Topics Appearancec2

词源verb sense 4 late 19th cent.: abbreviation of gelatin. verb senses 1 to 3 late 19th cent.: gel from gel ‘gelatin’; the variant jell is a back-formation from jelly.