jam
noun
verb
dʒæm
noun
1
FOOD
食物
a
thick
sweet
substance
made
from
boiled
fruit
and
sugar,
eaten
especially
on
bread
果酱;
C,U
strawberry
jam
草莓酱
a
jam
sandwich
果酱三明治
jam
jars
果酱罐
2
CARS/PEOPLE
汽车/人
a
situation
in
which
it
is
difficult
or
impossible
to
move
because
there
are
so
many
cars
or
people
拥挤; 堵塞
C
Sorry
we’re
late.
We
got
stuck
in
a
traffic
jam
.
对不起，我们来晚了，路上堵车。
3
MACHINE
机器
a
situation
in
which
a
machine
does
not
work
because
something
is
stopping
a
part
from
moving
卡住，不能运转
C
It
caused
a
jam
in
the
printer.
这导致打印机卡纸。
4
DIFFICULT SITUATION
困境
a
difficult
situation
[非正式] 困境
C usually singular 一般用单数 | informal
(be/get)
in/out
of/into
a
jam
We
became
friends
after
he
helped
me
out
of
a
jam.
他帮助我摆脱困境后，我们就成了朋友。
5
MUSIC
音乐
a.
a
JAM
SESSION
b.
a
song
or
piece
of
music,
especially
one
by
a
RAP
or
ROCK
group
〔尤指说唱音乐或摇滚乐的〕一首歌曲，一首乐曲
C
6
kick out the jams
to
play
ROCK
MUSIC
loudly
and
with
a
lot
of
energy
or
emotion
[美，非正式] 狂热地演奏摇滚乐
AmE informal
7
jam tomorrow
good
things
someone
promises
you,
which
never
happen
[英，非正式] 空头许诺，许而不予的好东西
BrE informal
There
is
an
element
of
‘jam
tomorrow’
about
some
of
the
government’s
policies.
政府的有些政策有点像美好的空头许诺。
verb
8
PUSH HARD
用力推
to
push
something
somewhere
using
a
lot
of
force,
until
it
can
move
no
further
用力推挤; 硬塞
T always + adv/prep
He
jammed
his
foot
on
the
accelerator
and
the
car
sped
off.
他使劲踩下油门，汽车飞驰而去。
A
chair
had
been
jammed
up
against
the
door.
门用一把椅子顶住了。
9
MACHINE
机器
also
又作
if
a
moving
part
of
something
jams,
or
if
you
jam
it,
it
no
longer
works
properly
because
something
is
preventing
it
from
moving
（使）卡住;（使）不能运转
I,T
The
front
roller
has
jammed
on
the
photocopier.
复印机的前滚筒卡住了。
10
BLOCK
堵塞
also
又作
if
a
lot
of
people
or
vehicles
jam
a
place,
they
fill
it
so
that
it
is
difficult
to
move
〔人或车〕挤满; 挤进;
I,T
Crowds
jammed
the
entrance
to
the
stadium.
体育场入口处挤满了人。
[+
into
]
They
all
jammed
into
the
car.
他们全都挤进了这辆汽车。
11
MUSIC
音乐
also
又作
to
play
music
in
an
informal
way
with
other
people
〔和别人一起〕即兴演奏
I
12
jam on the brakes
to
slow
down
a
car
suddenly
by
putting
your
foot
down
hard
on
the
BRAKE
猛踩剎车
13
jam sb’s/the switchboard
if
telephone
calls
jam
the
switchboard
of
an
organization,
so
many
people
are
phoning
the
organization
that
it
cannot
deal
with
them
all
使某人的电话总机应接不暇
Viewers
jammed
the
switchboard
with
complaints.
观众打电话来投诉，总机应接不暇。
14
RADIO
无线电
to
deliberately
prevent
broadcasts
or
other
electronic
signals
from
being
received,
by
broadcasting
signals
on
the
same
WAVELENGTH
干扰〔无线电广播或其他电子信号〕
T
15
sb is jamming
used
to
say
that
someone
is
doing
something
very
quickly
or
well
[美，口] 某人干得真快 （好 ）
AmE spoken
16
to
dance
to
music
跟着音乐跳舞