- [uncountable, countable] (British English) (North American English jello, Jell-O™ [uncountable])
a cold sweet transparent food made from gelatin, sugar and fruit juice, that shakes when it is moved 果冻 jelly and ice cream 果冻冰淇淋 a raspberry jelly 山莓冻
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lemon
- raspberry
- strawberry
- …
- eat
- have
- make
- …
- set
- jiggle
- wiggle
- …
- mould/mold
- in jelly
- [uncountable]
a substance like jelly made from gelatin and meat juices, served around meat, fish, etc. 肉冻 chicken in jelly 鸡肉冻
- [uncountable, countable]
a type of jam that does not contain any pieces of fruit （不含水果块的）果酱 blackcurrant jelly 黑加仑果酱
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- currant
- grape
- strawberry
- …
- make
- spread
- doughnut
- roll
- sandwich
- …
- [uncountable]
any thick sticky substance, especially a type of cream used on the skin 胶状物，胶凝物（尤指护肤霜） - (also jelly shoe)[countable]
a light plastic shoe designed for wearing on the beach and in the sea （海滩和海上穿的）轻便塑料鞋 
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French gelee ‘frost, jelly’, from Latin gelata ‘frozen’, from gelare ‘freeze’, from gelu ‘frost’.
Idioms
be/feel like jelly | turn to jelly
(of legs or knees 双腿或双膝 to feel weak because you are nervous 紧张得发软