jelly

/ˈdʒeli/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

果冻;胶冻;果酱(英式);使成胶冻状;颤抖

释义与例句

n. 果冻;胶冻;果酱(英式)
a soft sweet food made from fruit juice, sugar and gelatine that shakes slightly when moved; (BrE) also a preserve made from fruit juice
  1. The children loved the wobbly jelly at the birthday party.
    孩子们喜欢生日宴会上那块颤颤巍巍的果冻。
  2. She spread some raspberry jelly on her toast at breakfast.
    她早餐时在吐司上抹了一些覆盆子果酱。
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  1. Chill the mixture in the fridge until it sets into a firm jelly.
    把混合物放进冰箱冷藏,直到它凝固成结实的胶冻。
v. 使成胶冻状;颤抖
to turn into a jelly-like substance; to shake or tremble like jelly
  1. His legs turned to jelly after the long race up the stairs.
    爬了那么长的楼梯之后,他的腿软得像果冻一样。
  2. The pudding jellied nicely once it had cooled for an hour.
    布丁冷却一小时后很好地凝成了胶冻。
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  1. Her hands jellied with fear when she heard the strange noise.
    听到那奇怪的声响,她的双手因恐惧而颤抖。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 jelly 音标 /ˈdʒeli/,英式 e 发 /e/;名词指果冻(美式)或透明果酱(英式),动词可表“颤抖”,记 legs turn to jelly。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • jellied 成胶冻的;凝成冻的
    形容词,常用于食物,如 jellied eels(鳗鱼冻)
  • jellyfish 水母;海蜇
    复合名词,因其身体柔软如胶冻而得名
  • jellybean 啫喱豆糖
    一种豆形软糖,外层硬、内里软
同义词
  • gelatine 明胶;凝胶
    gelatine 是制作果冻的原料(动物胶);jelly 是成品。不能说 eat a plate of gelatine,应说 jelly。
    Add a spoonful of gelatine to help the dessert set. 加一勺明胶帮助甜点凝固。
  • jam 果酱
    jam 含果肉,质地较稠;jelly(英式)只用果汁,较透明。美式英语中 jelly 也指果冻甜点,jam 才是果酱。
    Would you like some strawberry jam on your bread? 你面包上要不要来点草莓酱?
反义词
  • solid 坚硬的;固体的
    jelly 柔软晃动,solid 坚硬不变形,两者在质地上相对。不说 a solid jelly,除非指凝固状态。
    Wait until the toffee is solid before you cut it. 等太妃糖变硬了再切。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • jelly vs jolly jelly(果冻)/jolly(快活的)
    两词读音接近,jelly 重音在 /ˈdʒeli/,jolly 在 /ˈdʒɒli/;jelly 是名词(食物),jolly 是形容词或副词。
    The jolly children finished their jelly in seconds. 那些快活的孩子几秒钟就把果冻吃完了。
常见搭配
  • set like jelly 凝成果冻状
    Leave the sauce to cool and it will set like jelly. 把酱汁放凉,它就会凝成果冻状。
  • legs turn to jelly 腿软得像果冻
    After the bungee jump, my legs turned to jelly. 蹦极之后,我的腿软得像果冻一样。
  • raspberry jelly 覆盆子果冻
    She made a raspberry jelly for the summer picnic. 她为夏日野餐做了一份覆盆子果冻。