jam 英 [dʒæm] 　 美 [dʒæm]

jam

jam　 英 [dʒæm] 美 [dʒæm]

n. 果酱；拥挤；　 v. 使堵塞，使塞满；　

进行时:jamming　 过去式:jammed　 过去分词:jammed　 第三人称单数:jams　 名词复数:jams　

strawberry jam　草莓酱
The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.　公共汽车因长达五英里的交通堵塞而延误。

  • To jam is to squeeze something tightly into a space, the way your friends might jam themselves into your tiny car.
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  • n. 果酱；拥挤；
  • v. 使堵塞，使塞满；

  • 1. strawberry jam

    草莓酱

  • 2. The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.

    公共汽车因长达五英里的交通堵塞而延误。

  • 3. He jammed his fingers in his ears.

    他用手指使劲堵住耳朵。

  • 4. Six of us were jammed into one small car.

    我们六个人被塞进一辆小汽车里。

jam ★ / dʒæm ; NAmE dʒæm / noun , verb jam jams jammed jamming noun ★ sweet food 甜食 1 ★ [uncountable ,  countable ] a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jarsand spread on bread 果酱 ◆ strawberry jam 草莓酱 ◆ recipes for jams and preserves 果酱和蜜饯的制作方法 ◆ ( BrE) a jam doughnut 果酱炸面圈 ☞compare jelly  (3 ) , marmalade many people/vehicles 多人╱车辆 2 [countable ] a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people or vehicles in one particular place 拥挤；堵塞 ◆ The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam. 公共汽车因长达五英里的交通堵塞而延误。 ◆ As fans rushed to leave, jams formed at all the exits. 因球迷都急于离开，所有出口都给阻塞了。 ☞see also traffic jam machine 机器 3 [countable ] a situation in which a machine does not work because sth is stuck in one position 卡住（因而发生故障） ◆ There's a paper jam in the photocopier. 复印机卡纸了。 IDIOMS be in a ˈjam ( informal) to be in a difficult situation 陷入困境 jam toˈmorrow ( BrE) ( informal) good things that are promised for the future but never happen 可望而不可即的美好未来；许而不予的好东西 ◆ They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow. 他们并不满足于那些美好未来的空话。 ☞more at money verb ( -mm- ) push with force 用力推 1 [transitive ] jamsth + adv./prep. to push sth somewhere with a lot of force 使劲（往某处）挤（或压、塞） ◆ He jammed his fingers in his ears. 他用手指使劲堵住耳朵。 ◆ A stool had been jammed against the door. 门被一把凳子顶住了。 stop moving/working 停止移动╱运转 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to become unable to move or work; to make sth do this （使）卡住，不能动弹，不能运转 jam(up) ◆ The photocopier keeps jamming up. 这台复印机总是卡纸。 jamsth (up) ◆ There's a loose part that keeps jamming the mechanism. 有个零件松了经常卡住机器。 + adj. ◆ The valve has jammed shut. 阀门给卡住了打不开。 jamsth + adj. ◆ He jammed the door open with a piece of wood. 他用一块木头卡住门让它开着。 put into small space 塞进 3 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to put sb/sth into a small space where there is very little room to move 塞入；塞进；挤进 SYN squash , squeeze jamsb/sth + adv./prep. ◆ Six of us were jammed into one small car. 我们六个人被塞进一辆小汽车里。 ◆ We were jammed together like sardines in a can. 我们像罐头里的沙丁鱼一般紧紧挤在一起。 ◆ The cupboards were jammed fullof old newspapers. 橱柜里塞满了旧报纸。 + adv./prep. ◆ Nearly 1 000 students jammed into the hall. 近 1 000 名学生挤到礼堂里。 ☞see also jam-packed fill with people/things 挤满人╱物 4 [transitive ] jamsth (up) (with sb/sth) to fill sth with a large number of people or things so that it is unable to function as it should 挤满；塞紧 SYN block ◆ Viewers jammed the switchboard with complaints. 打电话投诉的观众使总机应接不暇。 radio broadcast 无线电广播 5 [transitive ] jamsth ( technical 术语 ) to send out radio signals to prevent another radio broadcast from being heard （发射无线电波）干扰 play music 演奏音乐 6 [intransitive ,  transitive ] jam(sth) to play music with other musicians in an informal way without preparing or practising first 即兴演奏 IDIOM jam on the brake(s) | jam the brake(s) on to operate the brakeson a vehicle suddenly and with force 猛踩刹车 ◆ The car skidded as he jammed on the brakes. 他紧急刹车时汽车向前滑了一段路。 jam / dʒæm ; NAmE dʒæm /
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