jam

/dʒæm/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6
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
  1. She spread some strawberry jam on her toast.
    她在吐司上抹了一些草莓果酱。
  2. This homemade jam contains very little sugar.
    这种自制果酱含糖量很低。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. 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
  1. He jammed his clothes into a small bag.
    他把衣服硬塞进一个小包里。
  2. A piece of paper had jammed the printer.
    一张纸把打印机卡住了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. 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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。