gum up
1. 搞糟; 搞乱
Don't gum up the work by telling Mother what we are going to do.
别告诉母亲我们要干的事, 那会把事情搞糟的。
up a gum tree
1. 进退维谷
He went away with all my clothes packed in his own bags, so I was left really up a gum tree!
他把我所有的衣服都塞进包里带走了, 这下我可是进退维谷了。