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jam

noun
 
/dʒæm/
/dʒæm/
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    sweet food甜食

  1.  
     [uncountable, countable] a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on bread果醬
    • strawberry jam草莓醬
    • a jar/pot of jam一罐/一罐果醬
    • recipes for jams and preserves果醬和蜜餞的制作方法
    • (British English) a jam doughnut果醬炸面圈
    compare jelly, marmaladeTopics Fooda2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • home-made
    • apricot
    • raspberry
    • …
    … of jam
    • dollop
    • jar
    • pot
    • …
    verb + jam
    • make
    • spread (something with)
    jam + noun
    • jar
    • doughnut
    • sandwich
    • …
    phrases
    • bread and jam
    See full entry
    2.

    many people/vehicles人多；車多

  2. [countable] a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people or vehicles in one particular place擁擠；堵塞
    • The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.公共汽車因長達五英裏的交通堵塞而延誤。
    • As fans rushed to leave, jams formed at all the exits.因球迷都急於離開，所有出口都給阻塞了。
    • We were stuck in a jam for an hour.我們被困了一個小時。
    see also traffic jamTopics Transport by car or lorryb2

    3. machine機器

  3. [countable] a situation in which a machine does not work because something is stuck in one position卡住（因而發生故障）
    • There's a paper jam in the photocopier.複印機卡紙了。
    Topics Engineeringc2

    4. people人

  4. JAM, Jam
     (in the UK) used by the media to describe people who do not have much money to live on (the abbreviation for
    just about managing
    )    卡紙：被媒體用來形容沒有多少錢可以賴以生存的人（僅用於管理的縮寫）
    • JAMs may be in work, but are struggling to pay for essentials such as food, heating or rent.JAMs可能在工作，但正在努力支付食物、暖氣或房租等必需品。
    5. Word Originnoun senses 2 to 3 early 18th cent.: probably symbolic; compare with cram noun sense 1 mid 18th cent.: perhaps from jam (verb).
Idioms
be in a jam
  1. (informal) to be in a difficult situation陷入困境
jam tomorrow
  1. (British English, informal) good things that are promised for the future but never happen可望而不可即的美好未來；許而不予的好東西
    • They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow.他們並不滿足於那些美好未來的空話。
money for jam/old rope
  1. (British English, informal) money that is earned very easily, for something that needs little effort容易賺的錢財
    • The job only took about an hour—it was money for jam.這項工作只花了大約一個小時——真是物超所值。

jam

verb
/dʒæm/
/dʒæm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they jam
/dʒæm/
/dʒæm/
he / she / it jams
/dʒæmz/
/dʒæmz/
past simple jammed
/dʒæmd/
/dʒæmd/
past participle jammed
/dʒæmd/
/dʒæmd/
-ing form jamming
/ˈdʒæmɪŋ/
/ˈdʒæmɪŋ/
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    push with force用力推

  1. [transitive] jam something + adv./prep. to push something somewhere with a lot of force使勁（往某處）擠（或壓、塞）
    • He jammed his fingers in his ears.他用手指使勁堵住耳朵。
    • A stool had been jammed against the door.門被一把凳子頂住了。
    2.

    stop moving/working停止移動／運轉

  2. [intransitive, transitive] to become unable to move or work; to make something do this（使）卡住，不能動彈，不能運轉
    • jam (up) The photocopier keeps jamming up.這台複印機總是卡紙。
    • jam something (up) There's a loose part that keeps jamming the mechanism.有個零件鬆了經常卡住機器。
    • + adj. The valve has jammed shut.閥門給卡住了打不開。
    • jam something + adj. He jammed the door open with a piece of wood.他用一塊木頭卡住門讓它開着。
    • The traffic was jammed solid in the city centre.市中心堵得水洩不通。
    Topics Engineeringc2

    3. put into small space塞進

  3. [transitive, usually passive, intransitive] to put somebody/something into a small space where there is very little room to move塞入；塞進；擠進 synonym squash, squeeze
    • be jammed + adv./prep. Six of us were jammed into one small car.我們六個人被塞進一輛小汽車裏。
    • We were jammed together like sardines in a can.我們像罐頭裏的沙丁魚一般緊緊擠在一起。
    • The cupboards were jammed full of old newspapers.櫥櫃裏塞滿了舊報紙。
    • + adv./prep. Nearly 1 000 students jammed into the hall.近 1 000 名學生擠到禮堂裏。
    see also jam-packed
    Extra Examples
    • The room is jammed tight with furniture.房間裏堆滿了家具。
    • The airport was jammed with people trying to arrange flights.機場擠滿了要搭乘航班的旅客。
    • The streets were completely jammed with traffic.街道完全被交通堵塞了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • constantly
    • up
    phrases
    • be jammed full (of something)
    • be jammed solid
    • be jammed tight with something
    • …
    See full entry
    4.

    fill with people/things擠滿人／物

  4. [transitive] jam something (up) (with somebody/something) to fill something with a large number of people or things so that it is unable to function as it should擠滿；塞緊 synonym block
    • Viewers jammed the switchboard with complaints.打電話投訴的觀衆使總機應接不暇。
    • The traffic will just jam up our village.車輛將會把我們村子堵得水洩不通。
    • People constantly jammed the street.街上經常擠滿了人。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • constantly
    • up
    phrases
    • be jammed full (of something)
    • be jammed solid
    • be jammed tight with something
    • …
    See full entry
    5.

    radio broadcast無線電廣播

  5. [transitive] jam something (specialist) to send out radio signals to prevent another radio broadcast from being heard（發射無線電波）幹擾Topics TV, radio and newsc2

    6. play music演奏音樂

  6. [intransitive, transitive] jam (something) to play music with other musicians in an informal way without preparing or practising first即興演奏Topics Musicc2
    7. Word Originverb early 18th cent.: probably symbolic; compare with cram.
Idioms
jam on the brake(s) | jam the brake(s) on
  1. to operate the brakes on a vehicle suddenly and with force猛踩刹車
    • The car skidded as he jammed on the brakes.他緊急刹車時汽車向前滑了一段路。

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