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
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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。
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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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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
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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。
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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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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)
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jellied 成胶冻的;凝成冻的形容词,常用于食物,如 jellied eels(鳗鱼冻)
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jellyfish 水母;海蜇复合名词,因其身体柔软如胶冻而得名
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jellybean 啫喱豆糖一种豆形软糖,外层硬、内里软
同义词
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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。
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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
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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)
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。