jam
英 [dʒæm] 美 [dʒæm]
n. 果酱; 拥挤; 堵塞; 卡住(因而发生故障)v. 使劲(往某处)挤(或压、塞); (使)卡住,不能动弹,不能运转; 塞入; 塞进; 挤进
牛津词典
noun
甜食 sweet food
果酱
a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on breadstrawberry jam
草莓酱recipes for jams and preserves
果酱和蜜饯的制作方法a jam doughnut
果酱炸面圈
许多人 / 车辆 many people/vehicles
拥挤;堵塞
a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people or vehicles in one particular placeThe 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。
机器 machine
卡住(因而发生故障)
a situation in which a machine does not work because sth is stuck in one positionThere's a paper jam in the photocopier.
复印机卡纸了。
verb
用力推 push with force
使劲(往某处)挤(或压、塞)
to push sth somewhere with a lot of forceHe jammed his fingers in his ears.
他用手指使劲堵住耳朵。A stool had been jammed against the door.
门被一个凳子顶住了。
停止移动 / 运转 stop moving/working
(使)卡住,不能动弹,不能运转
to become unable to move or work; to make sth do thisThe photocopier keeps jamming up.
这复印机总是卡纸。There's a loose part that keeps jamming the mechanism.
有个零件松了经常卡住机器。The valve has jammed shut.
阀门给卡住了打不开。He jammed the door open with a piece of wood.
他用一块木头卡住门让它开着。
塞进 put into small space
塞入;塞进;挤进
to put sb/sth into a small space where there is very little room to moveSix 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 full of old newspapers.
橱柜里塞满了旧报纸。Nearly 1 000 students jammed into the hall.
近1 000名学生挤到礼堂里。
挤满人 / 物 fill with people/things
挤满;塞紧
to fill sth with a large number of people or things so that it is unable to function as it shouldViewers jammed the switchboard with complaints.
打电话投诉的观众使总机应接不暇。
无线电广播 radio broadcast
(发射无线电波)干扰
to send out radio signals to prevent another radio broadcast from being heard演奏音乐 play music
即兴演奏
to play music with other musicians in an informal way without preparing or practising first