| 词汇 | jam |
| 释义 | jamUK:*/ˈdʒæm/US:/dʒæm/ ,( jam)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 jam n mainly UK (food: fruit conserve)果酱Sheila used the leftover plums to make jam.希拉用剩下的梅子来做果酱。usage: ‘jam’ and ‘jelly’ In English marmalade refers only to a food made from oranges, lemons, limes, or grapefruit. Don't use it to refer to a similar food made from other fruits, for example blackberries, strawberries, or apricots. A food like this is called jam in British English, and jam or jelly in American English.I bought a jar of raspberry jam.She made us jelly sandwiches. jam n (vehicle congestion)交通阻塞；塞车；堵车Jeff was late to work after being stuck in a jam for three hours.被堵在路上三小时后，杰夫上班迟到了。 jam n informal (improvised music session)爵士乐即兴音乐会；爵士乐即兴演奏会The band got together for a jam on Saturday.乐队为了周六的爵士乐即兴音乐会再聚首。 jam vi (door: become stuck)嵌住；卡住The door jammed, and Ben couldn't get out.那扇门卡住了，本出不去。 jam vi (machine: become stuck)出故障；不能运转The printer jammed again, so no one could print anything for over an hour.打印机又出故障了，所以近一个小时，没人能打印任何东西。 jam [sth] in [sth], jam [sth] into [sth] vtr (push hard, wedge)将...塞入...；将...塞进...Paul tried to jam a dollar into the vending machine, but it didn't work.保罗想将一美元的硬币塞进自动售货机里，但没有成功。 jam [sth] full of [sth] v expr informal (overfill)塞满Tom jammed his backpack full of useless things.汤姆在自己的背包里塞满了没用的东西。 jam [sth] vtr informal (phone line, etc.)使（电话线路）繁忙不堪；使（电话总机）应接不暇The news caused panic and jammed the phone lines.那条新闻引起了民众的恐慌，不停的来电使电话线路繁忙不堪。 jam [sth] vtr (broadcast: block) (无线电波)干扰The military tried to jam the protesters' communications.军方试图干扰示威者的通讯。 其他翻译 jam n (crowd of people)拥挤；堵塞Ben didn't like going out into the jam of holiday shoppers.本不想出门陷入假日购物的拥挤人潮中。 jam n informal (difficult situation)困境；艰难境地Bobby had gotten himself into quite a jam.鲍比把自己陷入了糟糕的困境。 jam, paper jam n (paper stuck in machine) (打印机等)卡纸，夹纸The printer was out of commission all day because of a major paper jam.由于严重卡纸，打印机全天无法使用。 jam vi informal (play improvised music) (音乐)即兴演奏The band jammed at the local bar all night.那支乐队整晚都在当地的酒吧做即兴演奏。 jam on [sth] vtr phrasal sep (slam on)猛按，猛压；猛踩Nancy jammed on the buttons, trying to get something to work.南希猛按按钮，试图让其恢复工作。 动词短语 jam [sth] in, jam in [sth] vtr phrasal sep (cram [sth] into [sth])将…挤进，将…塞入 jam [sth] up vtr phrasal sep informal (block, overload)堵塞For some reason, this type of paper always jams the photocopier up. jam up vi phrasal informal (become stuck or blocked)（被）堵塞The printer has jammed up again. 复合形式： apricot jam n (sweet fruit preserve)杏酱，杏子酱I like to have apricot jam on my toast every morning. fruit jam n (sweet preserve)果酱The trifle contained sherry-soaked sponge cake, fruit jam, custard, and fresh cream. in a jam adv informal (in, into a difficult situation)在困境中；陷入困境Sophia got in a jam when she locked herself out of her hotel room. in a jam adj informal (in a difficult situation)在困境中的；陷入困境的Emma was in a jam when her truck broke down miles away from the nearest garage. jam session n (improvised music)爵士乐即兴演奏会I missed the jazz concert, but the jam session was fun. jam-packed adj informal (completely full)拥挤不堪的At five o'clock, the subway was jam-packed with commuters on their way home. traffic jam n (queue of traffic)堵车, 塞车；交通堵塞Our journey was delayed by a traffic jam on the A40. |
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