jell

verb

/dʒel/

(especially North American English)

(British English usually gel)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they jell	/dʒel/ /dʒel/
he / she / it jells	/dʒelz/ /dʒelz/
past simple jelled	/dʒeld/ /dʒeld/
past participle jelled	/dʒeld/ /dʒeld/
-ing form jelling	/ˈdʒelɪŋ/ /ˈdʒelɪŋ/

jump to other results

[intransitive] (of two or more people两个或更多的人) to work well together; to form a successful group联手共事；结为一体
- We just didn't jell as a group.我们就是不能成为一个集体。
Topics Successc2
[intransitive] (of an idea, a thought, a plan, etc.主意、想法、计划等) to become clearer and more definite; to work well变得更清楚；显得更明确；有效；起作用
- Ideas were beginning to jell in my mind.各种想法在我头脑里逐渐明朗起来。
- That day, everything jelled.那天，一切都很顺利。
[intransitive] (specialist) (of a liquid液体) to become thicker and more solid; to form a gel胶凝；胶化；形成胶体

Word Originmid 18th cent.: back-formation from jelly.

BNC: 46388 COCA: 28080

jell