jam

n.果酱；拥挤，挤满；困境；[无线]干扰

vt.把…挤进；把…塞满，使挤紧；使堵塞；使卡住

vi.挤满，拥挤；堵塞；发生故障

noun

甜食 sweet food

1. 果酱
   a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on bread
   1. strawberry jam
      草莓酱
   2. recipes for jams and preserves
      果酱和蜜饯的制作方法
   3. a jam doughnut
      果酱炸面圈

许多人 / 车辆 many people/vehicles

2. 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 place
   1. The 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。
   2. 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

3. 卡住（因而发生故障）
   a situation in which a machine does not work because sth is stuck in one position
   1. There's a paper jam in the photocopier.
      复印机卡纸了。

verb

用力推 push with force

1. 使劲（往某处）挤（或压、塞）
   to push sth somewhere with a lot of force
   1. He jammed his fingers in his ears.
      他用手指使劲堵住耳朵。
   2. 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

2. （使）卡住，不能动弹，不能运转
   to become unable to move or work; to make sth do this
   1. The photocopier keeps jamming up.
      这复印机总是卡纸。
   2. There's a loose part that keeps jamming the mechanism.
      有个零件松了经常卡住机器。
   3. The valve has jammed shut.
      阀门给卡住了打不开。
   4. 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

3. 塞入；塞进；挤进
   to put sb/sth into a small space where there is very little room to move
   1. Six of us were jammed into one small car.
      我们六个人被塞进一辆小汽车里。
   2. 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。
   3. The cupboards were jammed full of old newspapers.
      橱柜里塞满了旧报纸。
   4. 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

4. 挤满；塞紧
   to fill sth with a large number of people or things so that it is unable to function as it should
   1. Viewers 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

5. （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

6. 即兴演奏
   to play music with other musicians in an informal way without preparing or practising first

过去分词:jammed 名词复数形式:jams 现在分词:jamming 过去式:jammed 第三人称单数:jams

jam 果酱，堵塞，塞车

词源不详，可能来自cram变体，塞进，强塞，引申词义堵塞，塞车。果酱义可能来自同一词源，即把水果压碎制成果酱。

1. We're not just a lot of old biddies going on about jam.
   我们不只是一大群唠唠叨叨地谈论果酱的老太婆。
2. Did she do things like bottling fruit or making jam?
   她干过将水果装瓶或做果酱之类的活计吗？
3. My gran's given us some apple jam.
   我奶奶送给我们一些苹果酱。
4. He picked his cap up off the ground and jammed it on his head
   他从地上捡起帽子，猛地扣到头上。
5. The second time he fired his gun jammed
   他开第二枪时枪卡壳了。
6. A rope jammed the boat's propeller
   一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。
7. Cracks appeared in the wall and a door jammed shut
   墙上出现了裂缝，一扇门卡住打不开了。
8. The intake valve was jammed open
   进气阀卡住了，关不上。
9. Every few minutes the motor cut out as the machinery became jammed.
   机器老是卡住，马达隔不了几分钟就突然熄火。
10. Hundreds of departing motorists jammed the roads.
    数百名打算驾车离开的司机堵住了道路。
11. Hundreds of people jammed the boardwalk to watch
    数百人挤在木板人行道上观看。
12. They jammed into buses provided by the Red Cross and headed for safety.
    他们挤上红十字会派来的巴士前往安全的地方。
13. They will try to jam the transmissions electronically.
    他们会试图用电子信号对发射进行干扰。
14. Hundreds of callers jammed the BBC switchboard for more than an hour
    在一个多小时内，成百上千的来电使得英国广播公司的总机应接不暇。
15. The telephone exchange has been jammed all day with people wanting to buy season tickets.
    很多人想买季票，电话总机一天到晚忙个不停。
16. They were in a real jam, Bob thought glumly.
    他们确实遇上麻烦了，鲍勃闷闷不乐地想。
17. He was jamming with his saxophone.
    他在即兴吹奏萨克斯管。
18. Serve by cutting the scones in half and spreading with jam and lashings of clotted cream.
    吃时将司康饼切半，抹上果酱和大量凝脂奶油。
19. Crabtree& Evelyn has just launched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve
    瑰珀翠刚推出一款新果酱——伍斯特浆果果酱。
20. Heat the jam until it liquefies
    把果酱加热至其熔化。
21. Pickled cucumbers, jam, pickled berries, tomatoes; you name it, they've got it
    酸黄瓜、果酱、腌浆果、西红柿，凡是你说得出的，他们都有。
22. Place them in a jam jar, porcelain bowl, or other similar container.
    将它们装入果酱罐、瓷碗或其他类似容器中。
23. Hundreds of jam pots lined her scrubbed shelves.
    她那擦得干干净净的架子上排列着几百个果酱罐。
24. 'Sorry Edward,' I said, splattering the cloth with jam.
    “对不起，爱德华，”我说道，因为我把果酱洒在了桌布上。
25. Wipe the jam off my mouth, will you?
    你帮忙把我嘴上的果酱擦掉，好吗？
26. There is a traffic jam.
    交通阻塞。
27. I'm in a bit of jam, I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.
    我碰到了一点麻烦，我没有足够的钱来付这餐饭。
28. The traffic jam interrupted the flow of the cars.
    交通阻塞中断了小车的行驶。
29. The bread and butter is thickly spread with strawberry jam.
    在涂有奶油的面包上厚厚地抹上草莓酱。