gelnoun詞源 1/d͡ʒɛl/

• 1

  A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.

  • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
  • Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age.
• 2

  cookingfoodlifestyleA semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.

  • apple gel
• 3

  Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.

• 4

  A film of flexible transparent plastic (such as acetate, celluloid, or cellophane) suitable for making superimpositions or diapositives (image to overlay on other images, especially for overhead projectors); a digital virtual equivalent of this.

gelverb詞源 1/d͡ʒɛl/

• 1

  To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).

  • It ended, as it so often does, with that familiar smile. Cristiano Ronaldo – gelled hair, dazzling teeth, magic in his boots – will never forget the night he scored the 600th goal of an almost implausible career.
• 2

  To become a gel: to set up.

• 3

  To develop a rapport.

  • He was a nice guy, and I got on OK with his friends, but the two of us never really gelled.
• 4

  To come together to form something; to cohere.

  • We put our ideas together and they eventually gelled into a saleable product.

gelnoun詞源 2/ɡɛl/

• 1

  slangA girl.

  • "Now pray don't be troublesome, my dear gel," said Uncle Andrew.