jam

英 [dʒæm] 美 [dʒæm]

• n. 果酱
• n. 堵塞；拥挤；困境
• v. 塞满；挤；卡住；夹伤；干扰；猛压

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]果酱

   very thick sweet liquid made from fruit boiled and preserved in sugar

2. [C]拥挤,堵塞

   crowding together of people, things, etc. so that movement is difficult or impossible

3. [C]困难的处境; 窘境

   difficult or embarrassing situation

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)塞紧,(使)挤满

   pack, crush, or gather tightly into a small space

2. vt. & vi. 堵塞

   fill with people, cars, etc., so that movement is difficult or impossible

3. vt. & vi. 发生故障; 夹住

   (especially of moving parts, e.g. of machine) to get stuck; squeeze

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 果酱
2. 拥挤
3. <美口>困境，窘境
4. 堵塞， 阻塞
5. 拥挤的人群
6. 堵塞物
7. 陷入困境
8. 可望而不可即的美好未来
9. 许而不予的好东西
10. 奢侈
11. 酒席
12. 好菜
13. 轧住
14. 停顿
15. 【无线电】干扰
16. 失真

v. 动词

1. 挤进，挤，（使）挤满，拥挤
2. 压碎
3. 堵塞，把...塞满，塞住，堵住，塞满
4. 塞进，塞入
5. 挤伤
6. （使）卡住，夹住
7. （使）发生故障
8. 猛推，猛压
9. 急踩（刹车）
10. 【无】干扰
11. 使劲（往某处）挤
12. 不能运转， 不能动弹，轧住不动
13. 即兴演奏
14. 给...涂上果酱
15. 楔紧
16. 制成果酱
17. 混杂

abbr. 缩略词

1. Jamaica 牙买加

adj. 形容词

1. 完美的，极好的

adv. 副词

1. 紧密地，亲近地

英英释义

Noun:

1. preserve of crushed fruit

2. informal terms for a difficult situation;

   "he got into a terrible fix"
   "he made a muddle of his marriage"
   

3. a dense crowd of people

4. deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

Verb:

1. press tightly together or cram;

   "The crowd packed the auditorium"
   

2. push down forcibly;

   "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
   

3. crush or bruise;

   "jam a toe"
   

4. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals;

   "Jam the Voice of America"
   "block the signals emitted by this station"
   

5. get stuck and immobilized;

   "the mechanism jammed"
   

6. crowd or pack to capacity;

   "the theater was jampacked"
   

7. block passage through;

   "obstruct the path"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He spread some apple jam on the bread.
   他在面包上涂上苹果酱。
2. I reached across the table for the jam.
   我伸手到桌子那端去拿果酱。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Traffic jams in the town happen everyday.
   城里的交通天天堵塞。
2. We were delayed in a traffic jam.
   我们因交通拥挤而迟到了。
3. They detoured around the traffic jam by heading south.
   他们朝南绕过交通拥挤的人群。
4. How am I going to get out of this jam?
   我怎样才能摆脱困境呢？

用作动词 (v.)

1. The holiday traffic is jamming the roads.
   假日的车辆堵塞了交通。
2. You'll have to catch the next bus, we can't possibly jam any more passengers in.
   你得坐下辆公共汽车, 这辆车无论如何也挤不下了。
3. The key turned halfway and then jammed.
   钥匙转了一半就卡住了。
4. He got his finger jammed in the door.
   他的手指被门夹伤了。
5. The government tried to jam the guerrillas' telecommunication.
   政府设法干扰游击队的无线电通讯。
6. I had to jam an the brakes sharply to avoid hitting two children
   我必须猛地踩刹车，以免撞上两上孩子。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Sorry, we're fresh out of jam.
   对不起,果酱刚用完。
2. The knives and forks were kept in a large jam jar.
   刀叉原来放在一个果酱罐里。
3. The traffic jam interrupted the flow of the cars.
   交通阻塞中断了小车的行驶。
4. There was such a jam of people that we couldn't get in.
   由于人多拥挤,我们无法进入。
5. He's in an awful jam over his marriage.
   他因婚事而陷入極大的困境。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The door has jammed.
   门卡住了。
2. The overheated machine jammed.
   过热的机器发生故障了。
3. The brakes jammed and the car skidded badly.
   刹车出故障,汽车向一侧冲去。
4. The brake jammed and the car went into a wall.
   刹车发生故障,车子撞入墙内。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Shoppers jammed the stores at Christmas time.
   圣诞节时购物的人挤满了商店。
2. Children jammed the entrance to the fun fair.
   孩子们把游乐场的入口处挤得水泄不通。
3. The crowd jammed the streets and no cars could pass.
   马路上人群熙攘,汽车无法通过。
4. The parade jammed traffic all over town.
   游行队伍阻塞了全市的交通。
5. The accident jammed the main road for three hours.
   事故使那条主道堵了三个小时。
6. The girl jammed her hand when she closed the drawer.
   那个女孩在关抽屉时夹了手。
7. The authorities were unable to jam this wavelength.
   当局无法干扰这一波长。
8. They were sent to jam the enemy's radio stations during the war.
   战争期间他们被派去干扰敌人的电台。
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9. The bus was jammed fully.
   公共汽车里挤得满满的。
10. The ship was jammed between two rocks.
    船被夹在两块礁石之间。
11. The ship was jammed in the ice.
    那条船被夹在冰块里。
12. The lid of the box is jammed; I cannot open it.
    这只箱子的盖被卡住了,我打不开。
13. The broadcasts were jammed by the enemy.
    无线电被敌人干扰了。

经典引文

• To preserve..the true flavour and the colour of fruit in jams..boil them rapidly.

  出自： E. Acton

• 'I'm in the devil of a jam,' said Robin gloomily.

  出自： P. H. Gibbs

• Our three chairs are jammed between chimney and basement door.

  出自： M. Piercy

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

in a jam

〈美口〉困境in difficulty

用作动词 (v.)

jam in¹ (v.+adv.)

(将…)挤进〔塞进〕 push, press, or pack things or people tightly in a space
jam in
Crowds jammed in for seats when the train pulled up.

火车一停,人们便挤进车厢找座位。 jam sb/sth ⇔ in
You'll have to catch the next bus; we can't possibly jam any more passengers in.

你得坐下辆车,这辆车无论如何也挤不下了。
My car has been jammed in by several lorries, and I can't get it out.

我的汽车让几台卡车挤住,我开不出去了。
Don't park there; you'll probably get jammed in.

别把汽车停在那里,你说不定会被堵在里面。
The bus was so full that I was jammed in and couldn't move.

公共汽车上人太多了,我被挤在里面动弹不得。

jam in² (v.+prep.)

(将…)挤进〔塞进〕 push, press, or pack things or people tightly into a space
jam in sth
The logs jammed in the river.

圆木挤塞在河里。 jam sth in sth
The girl jammed her fingers in the door.

女孩的手指被门轧伤了。
He jammed his clothes in a small suitcase.

他把衣服塞进一只小箱子里。
The key is jammed in the lock.

钥匙卡在锁里,拿不出来。
The newspapers were so tightly jammed in the letterbox that he could hardly get them out.

报纸紧紧地塞在信箱里,他几乎无法把它们取出。

jam into (v.+prep.)

(将…)挤进; 塞进 push, press, or pack things or people tightly into a space
jam into sth
Far too many foot-ball supporters tried to jam into the small ground.

太多的足球支持者想挤进那个小场地。
One of the lifts was out of order, so we all had to jam into the other one.

两座电梯中的一座出了故障,我们大家只好都挤进另一座电梯里去。 jam sth into sth
I can't jam another thing into the bag.

这个包里再也塞不下一件东西了。

jam on¹ (v.+adv.)

猛压,猛踩 use sth hurriedly, as by pressing

jam on² (v.+prep.)

猛压,猛踩 use sth hurriedly, as by pressing
jam sth on sth
She jammed her foot on the brake.

她用劲将脚踏在刹车闸上。

jam together (v.+adv.)

(使)紧紧地挤在一起 (cause to) be packed tightly together
jam together
The crowd jammed together to get a good view of the famous visitor.

大家你挤我,我挤你,都想好好看看那位来访的名人。
The two pieces of wood always jam together if I don't hold them apart.

我要是不把这两块木板撑开,它们就老是挤在一块。 jam sth ⇔ together
All the cars were jammed together at one end of the bridge.

所有车辆都挤在大桥的一头。

jam up (v.+adv.)

〈口〉把事情搞糟,搞乱 spoil; cause difficulty in sth
jam sth ⇔ up
The accident jammed up the traffic for half an hour.

意外事故使交通阻塞了半小时。
The committee was doing well until the chairman's independent action jammed up the work.

委员会的工作本来进行得很顺利,可后来主席自行其是,把事情搅糟了。

jam with (v.+prep.)

使挤满 fill a space tightly with sth, things, or people
jam sth with sb/sth
The train was jammed with passengers.

火车上挤满了乘客。
The gateway was jammed with angry people.

大门口挤满了愤怒的人们。
The room was jammed with people wanting to buy the furniture.

人们挤满了房间,等着买家具。
The roads are jammed with cars taking people to horse show.

路上挤满了驱车看马展者的车辆。
The company's switchboard was jammed with complaints.

打来投诉的电话太多了,公司的电话总机应接不暇。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

名词+～

• the traffic jam 交通阻塞

～+名词

• the jam jar 果酱罐

介词+～

• be in〔get into〕 a jam 陷入困境
• get out of this jam 摆脱困境

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• jam the enemy stations 干扰敌人的电台
• jam hands 夹手
• jam stores 挤进商店
• jam street 挤上街道

～+副词

• jam in (将…)挤进〔塞进〕
• jam on 猛压,猛踩

～+介词

• jam clothes into a suitcase 把衣服塞进箱子
• jam into a bus 挤进公共汽车
• jam into a lift 挤进一间电梯
• jam with 使…挤满

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. jam的基本意思是“夹”“挤在中间”而四方受力,从而不能活动或脱开。常指“堵塞”“挤满”,有时也指枪、机器、零件等堵塞、移位、出现故障等而阻碍运转。
2. jam可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。
3. jam的过去式、过去分词均为jammed。

词义辨析

press，jam，squeeze，compress，squash

• 这些动词均含“压、挤”之意。
• press普通用词，指一个物体在另一个物体上加压力。
• jam专指四面八方都压紧或塞满。
• squeeze多指从两面或多面施加压力来压紧、压碎或压出水来。
• compress指把某些东西压在一起或使占有较小空间。
• squash指某物受力被压偏或压碎。也指塞挤。

近反义词

【近义词】

• squeeze 挤压
• cram 塞满
• crush 压碎
• press 按
• load 负荷
• push 推
• stuff 东西
• heap 堆
• marmalade 柠檬等制成的果酱...
• crowd 人群
• jelly 果冻
• pack 一群
• pickle 腌汁
• throng 人群
• mess 混乱
• fill 装满
• fill up 装满(填写
• preserves 果酱
• stop 停止
• seize 抓住
• seize up (机器等)卡住...
• predicament 困境
• quandary 困惑
• scrape 刮掉
• traffic jam 交通阻塞
• queue 长队
• gridlock 极端严重的全面交通堵塞(...
• bottleneck 瓶颈
• tailback 堵车
• block 街区
• wad 填料
• obstruct 阻隔
• fix 使 ... 固定
• pile 堆
• mob 暴民
• chock up 塞满
• jampack 使挤满
• muddle 混乱
• obturate 闭塞
• ram 公羊
• close up 靠近
• occlude 使闭塞
• jamming 干扰
• impede 妨碍
• kettle of fish 混乱
• hole 洞
• electronic jamming 电子干扰
• squash 壁球
• compress 压缩