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  • [ʤæm]
  • Conjugation : past  jammed ; ing  jamming
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

jam [ʤæm]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] [BRIT] (preserve) 果酱[美 = jelly]
  2. 2. noun [c] (also: traffic jam) 交通堵塞
  3. 3. vt. to jam sth into/on sth 将某物塞进/扣住某物
  4. 4. vt. [+road] [ square etc] (fill) 拥塞
  5. 5. vt. [+mechanism] [ drawer etc] (immobilize) 使卡住
  6. 6. vt. [+switchboard] [ phone lines] (inundate) 使塞满
  7. 7. vt. [Broadcasting] (prevent from broadcasting) 干扰
  8. 8. vi. [drawer] [ mechanism] [ gun+] (get stuck) 卡住
  9. 9. vi. to jam into a stadium/hall {etc} 涌进体育馆/大厅{等}
  10. 10. vi. [inf] [音] 即兴演奏
    to be in a jam
    [inf] 陷入困境
    to get sb out of a jam
    [inf] 使某人摆脱困境

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

jam [ʤæm]
  1. 1. noun [Abbreviation] Jamaica,牙买加
    I wanted to go to Jam. for my honeymoon.
    我想去牙买加度蜜月
  2. 2. n.[c/u] 果酱
    He went into the kitchen to make a jam sandwich.
    他走进厨房,做一个果酱三明治
  3. 3. n.[c] [Informal] 困境窘况
    I was stuck in a bad jam at home.
    在家陷入了一种窘况
  4. 4. n.[c] 拥挤拥塞堵塞
    A jam of people were waiting in line.
    一群人正在排队等候
  5. 5. n.[c] 电子干扰信号干扰
    The electronic jammer was fully operational.
    电子干扰机全面工作
  6. 6. vt. 在……拥挤
    He jammed the clothes into the luggage.
    他用衣服行李塞满了。
  7. 7. vt. 猛推,猛踩
    The papers were jammed into the box.
    这些文件被猛推进箱子里。
    The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor.
    司机刹车踏板到底
  8. 8. vt. 使淤青;压伤,压碎
    I jammed my finger on the door.
    手指门缝压得淤青。
  9. 9. vt. 干扰
    Someone could jam a radio signal by transmitting a more powerful signal on the same frequency.
    有人可能通过传输一个强大相同频率信号干扰无线电信号
  10. 10. vi. 卡住不能动弹不能运转
    He got his head jammed between the bars.
    他的头卡被在栅栏之间
  11. 11. vt. 填满挤满充满
    The movie theater was jammed for the opening.
    电影院开幕时被挤满了。
  12. 12. vt. 拥堵堵住阻塞
    The streets were jammed with protestors.
    抗议者街头堵得水泄不通
  13. 13. vi. [Music] 参加爵士乐即兴演奏会
    Several performers jammed on the stage after the show.
    演出之后一些演员舞台上即兴演凑。

Collins English-English Dictionary

jam [ʤæm]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to cram or wedge into or against something
    to jam paper into an incinerator
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to crowd or pack
    cars jammed the roads
  3. 3. vt. to make or become stuck or locked
    the switch has jammed
  4. 4. vt. [tr; often foll by on] to activate suddenly (esp in the phrase jam on the brakes)
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to block; congest
    to jam the drain with rubbish
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to crush, bruise, or squeeze; smash
  7. 7. vt. [radio] to prevent the clear reception of (radio communications or radar signals) by transmitting other signals on the same frequency
  8. 8. vi. [intr] [Slang] to play in a jam session
  9. 9. n a crowd or congestion in a confined space
    a traffic jam
  10. 10. n the act of jamming or the state of being jammed
  11. 11. n [Spoken] a difficult situation; predicament
    to help a friend out of a jam
  12. 12. n See jam session
  13. 13. n [Etymology] C18: probably of imitative origin; compare champ1
jam [ʤæm]
  1. 1. n a preserve containing fruit, which has been boiled with sugar until the mixture sets
  2. 2. n [Slang] something desirable
    you want jam on it
  3. 3. n [Etymology] C18: perhaps from jam1 (the act of squeezing)

Examples

a traffic jam
交通拥挤
The jam should be consumed within one year.
这瓶果酱保质期为1年。
to get sb out of a jam
[inf] 使某人摆脱困境
a cheese/ham/jam sandwich
奶酪/火腿/果酱三明治
He went into the kitchen to make a jam sandwich.
他走进厨房,做一个果酱三明治。

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