jam
/dʒæm/
n. / v.
一句话记住
果酱;塞入;卡住;堵塞
释义与例句
n.
果酱
a sweet food made by cooking fruit with sugar, usually spread on bread
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She spread some strawberry jam on her toast.
她在吐司上抹了一些草莓果酱。
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This homemade jam contains very little sugar.
这种自制果酱含糖量很低。
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We had warm scones with cream and jam.
我们吃了配奶油和果酱的热司康饼。
v.
塞入;卡住;堵塞
to push something somewhere with force, or to become stuck and prevent movement
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He jammed his clothes into a small bag.
他把衣服硬塞进一个小包里。
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A piece of paper had jammed the printer.
一张纸把打印机卡住了。
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The door jammed and we could not open it.
门卡住了,我们打不开。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
实物是“果酱”,动作是“硬塞、卡住”;由堵塞联想 traffic jam(交通堵塞)。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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jammed 卡住的;塞满的可描述机器无法运转,也可描述空间挤满了人或物。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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jelly 果冻;果酱在英式英语中,jelly 常指明胶制成的果冻;美式英语中也可指过滤掉果肉、质地更光滑的果酱,jam 通常含果肉。The children had jelly and ice cream for dessert. 孩子们甜点吃了果冻和冰淇淋。
常见搭配
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traffic jam 交通堵塞We were stuck in a traffic jam for an hour. 我们遇上交通堵塞,被困了一个小时。
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strawberry jam 草莓果酱He prefers strawberry jam to marmalade. 比起柑橘酱,他更喜欢草莓果酱。
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jam something into 把某物硬塞进……She jammed the last book into her suitcase. 她把最后一本书硬塞进了行李箱。