jam
[dʒæm] noun
FOOD 食物
ADVANCED countable or uncountable (US also jelly)
■a sweet soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it. It is eaten on bread or cakes 果酱•strawberry/raspberry jam草莓／覆盆子果酱 •jam sandwiches果酱三明治
[dʒæm] noun
ON A ROAD 路上
countable
■traffic jam •We were stuck in a jam for two hours.我们塞车塞了两个小时。
[dʒæm] noun
DIFFICULT SITUATION 困境
only singular informal
■a difficult situation 困境，窘境•I'm in a bit of a jam - could you lend me some money till next week?我手头有点紧——你能借我一点钱到下周再还吗？ •How are we going to get ourselves out of this jam?我们如何才能摆脱这个困境？
[dʒæm] noun
NO SPACE 没有空间
only singular
■a situation in which a lot of people are in a small space 拥挤；堵塞•It's a real jam inside - it took me ten minutes to get to the bar.里面太拥挤了——我花了十分钟才挤到吧台。
[dʒæm] noun
jam tomorrow UK
■something good that is promised but never happens 许而不予的好东西，可望不可及的东西•As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow, if only we would be patient.小时候，大人总是承诺只要我们耐心一点就会给我们好东西。
[dʒæm] noun
What more do you want - jam on it? UK informal
■used to say that someone should be grateful for what they have or have been offered, and not demand something better 知足常乐（表示某人应对其所拥有的或别人所提供的表示感激，而不应当得寸进尺）•They've given him a holiday in Italy. What more does he want - jam on it?他们已经让他到义大利度假。他还想要甚么呢？不要得寸进尺！
[dʒæm] verb (-mm-)
STICK 卡住
intransitive or transitive
■to be unable to move （使）轧住；（使）卡住•The door jammed behind me and I couldn't get out我进来后门就随即卡住了，我出不去了。 •[+ obj + adj] He jammed the window open with a piece of wood.他将窗户打开，用一块木头卡住。 •The motorway was jammed solid (= the traffic could not move) all morning.整个上午高速公路都被堵得动弹不得。 transitive
■to stop radio signals from reaching the people who want to receive them 干扰（无线电讯号）•Foreign radio broadcasts were regularly jammed.外国的无线电广播经常受到干扰。
[dʒæm] verb (-mm-)
MUSIC 音乐
intransitive
■to play jazz or rock music with other people informally without planning it or practising together （与他人）即兴演奏爵士乐（或摇滚乐）
[dʒæm] verb (-mm-)
PUSH 推
transitive + adverb or preposition
■to push something forcefully or with difficulty into something else 把…塞入•He jammed the boxes into the back of the car.他把箱子塞进汽车的后车厢。
[dʒæm] verb (-mm-)
jam on the brakes
■to use the brakes of a road vehicle suddenly and forcefully 猛然地煞车•A motorbike appeared from nowhere and I had to jam on the brakes.不知从哪里窜出一辆摩托车，我只好紧急煞车。 |