gum up
US /ɡʌm ʌp/
・UK /ɡʌm ʌp/
B2 中上級
phr.v.詰まらせる
The machine gummed up because of dirt and dust.
動画字幕
ハンフリー・ボガートが伝説になった方法 (How Humphrey Bogart Became A Legend)
- Now the only chance I've got of catching them and tying them up and bringing them in is by staying as far away as possible from you and the police because you're the only gum up the works.
これはボガートの真に象徴的な役柄の最初のものでした。
- The only chance I've got of catching them and tying them up and bringing them in is by staying as far away as possible from you and the police, because you'd only gum up the works.
彼らを捕まえて縛り上げ、連れて帰る唯一のチャンスは、君たちや警察からできるだけ遠くにいることだ。なぜなら、君たちは事態を混乱させるだけだから。