音标：[dʒæm]
n. 果酱, 拥塞之物, 堵塞, 困境
vt. 挤进, 使塞满, 混杂, 压碎, 使堵塞
vi. 堵塞, 轧住, 拥挤
【化】 果子酱
相关词组:
get into a jam
在线英汉词典
jam的短语、例句：
jam
n
1 [U] sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar until it is thick, usu preserved in jars, etc 果酱
He spread some strawberry jam on his toast. 他把草莓酱涂在烤面包片上.
2 [C] type of this 果酱: recipes for jams and preserves 果酱和蜜饯的制作方法.
3 (idm 习语) money for jam/old rope => money.
jam v (-mm-)
1 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sb/sth in, under, between, etc sth; ~ sb/sth in
(a) squeeze sb/sth (into a space) so that he/it cannot move out 将某人[某物]塞（进某空间）不能出来
sitting in a railway carriage, jammed between two fat men 坐在火车里夹在两个胖子中间出不来
The ship was jammed in the ice. 轮船卡在冰中间无法驶出.
Don´t park there you´ll probably get jammed in. 别把汽车停在那里--有可能夹在里面开不出来.
(b) thrust sth forcibly or clumsily into a space 将某物硬塞入某处
The newspapers were so tightly jammed in the letter-box he could hardly get them out. 报纸紧紧塞在信箱里, 他很难取出来.
He jammed his key into the lock. 他把钥匙卡在锁里了.
2 [I, Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) (cause sth to) become immovable or unworkable because sth has stuck （使某物）因被卡住而不能动弹或发生故障
The key turned halfway and then jammed. 钥匙转了一半就卡住了.
There´s something jamming (up) the lock. 有什麽东西把锁卡住了.
3 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) crowd (an area, etc) so as to block; obstruct 堵塞（某地方等）; 阻塞
The holiday traffic is jamming the roads. 假日的车辆堵塞了道路.
a river jammed up with logs 被圆木堵塞了的河流
a corridor jammed full of people and luggage 挤满了人和行李的走廊.
4 [Tn] (broadcasting 播) make (a message, programme, etc) difficult to understand by sending out a signal at the same time （发射无线电波）干扰（信息、 节目等）
The government tried to jam the guerrillas´ transmissions. 政府设法干扰游击队的无线电通讯.
5 (phr v) jam sth on apply (esp brakes) suddenly and forcibly 急拉, 猛踩（尤指制动器）
As soon as she saw the child in the road, she jammed on her brakes. 她一见路上有个小孩, 便猛踩刹车. jam, n
1 crowding together of people, things, etc so that movement is difficult or impossible; congestion 拥挤; 拥塞
a `traffic jam in a town 城里的交通堵塞
a `log-jam on a river 河面上的圆木堵塞.
2 failure or stoppage of a system, machine, etc caused by jamming （系统、 机器等卡住造成的）失灵或停顿
a jam in the dispatch department 发送部门的文件积压.
3 (infml 口) difficult or embarrassing situation 困难的处境; 窘况
How am I going to get out of this jam? 我怎样才能摆脱困境呢?
be in/get into a jam 陷入困境.
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