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[dʒæm]

n.果酱
n.堵塞, 拥挤, 困境
v.塞满, 挤, 卡住, 夹伤, 干扰, 猛压

vt.

1. 塞进; 挤进; 把……塞满; 使挤满[O]

Thousands of people jammed the stadium.

成千上万的人把体育场挤得满满的。

The bus was so full that I was jammed in and couldn't move.

公共汽车是如此拥挤, 我被挤得动弹不得。

He jammed four apples in his pocket.

他把四个苹果塞进口袋。

2. 堵住, 塞住

3. 压碎; 挤伤(手指等)

I jammed my finger in the door.

我的手指给门轧伤了。

4. 使卡住; 使发生故障

The door is jammed and I can't open it.

门卡住了, 我打不开。

5. 猛推; 猛压; 急踩(刹车)[O]

He jammed the brakes on.

他猛地把车刹住。

6. 【无】干扰(广播等)

vi.

1. 塞紧; 挤满; 堵塞

A crowd jammed into the bus.

一群人涌上公共汽车。

2. 卡住, 不能动弹; 发生故障[(+up)]

The key jammed in the lock.

钥匙卡在锁里了。

n.[C]

1. 拥挤; 堵塞; 轧住

We were stuck in a traffic jam on our way to the airport.

我们去机场的路上交通阻塞了。

We got into a traffic jam.

我们遇上了交通堵塞。

2. 拥挤的人群; 堵塞物

3. 【美】【口】困境, 窘境

I was in a jam because I didn't have enough money to foot the bill.

我带的钱不够付帐, 处境很狼狈。

词形变化

形容词: jammable | 名词: jammer | 动词过去式: jammed | 动词过去分词: jammed | 动词现在分词: jamming | 动词第三人称单数: jams |

词义辨析

同义:

n.拥挤

crowd  stuff  load  cram  press  squeeze  push  crush  heap  

英英释义

名词 jam:

preserve of crushed fruit

informal terms for a difficult situation

同义词：fix, hole, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish

a dense crowd of people

同义词：crush, press

deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

同义词：jamming, electronic jamming

动词 jam:

press tightly together or cram

同义词：throng, mob, pack, pile

push down forcibly

crush or bruise

同义词：crush

interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

同义词：block

get stuck and immobilized

crowd or pack to capacity

同义词：jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad

block passage through

同义词：obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, block, close up

短语词组

jammed with

1. 挤满

The bus was jammed with people.

公共汽车挤满了人。

jam in

1. 用力把……塞进去

She jammed her clothes in until the suitcase was full.

她用力把衣服塞进去, 直到小提箱完全装满。

补充

jamjam英:[dʒæm] 美:[dʒæm]n.1.果酱The knives and forks were kept in a jam jar.刀叉原来放在一个果酱罐里。2.拥挤, 堵塞There was such a jam of people that we couldn't get in.由于人多拥挤, 我们无法进入。3.困难的处境; 窘境He's in an awful jam over his marriage.他因婚事而陷入极大的困境。vt. & vi.1.(使)塞紧, (使)挤满Shoppers jammed the stores at Christmas time.圣诞节时购物的人挤满了商店。2.发生故障; 夹住, 卡住The door has jammed.门卡住了。The girl jammed her hand when she closed the drawer.那个女孩在关抽屉时夹了手。vt.1.堵塞The parade jammed traffic all over the town.游行队伍阻塞了全市的交通。2.(发射无线电波)干扰(信息, 节目)They were sent to jam the enemy's radio stations during the war.战争期间他们被派去干扰敌人的电台。

例句

1. There was a jam on the staircase in which several people were injured.楼梯上人群拥挤, 造成几人受伤。 2. They found themselves stuck in a motorway jam.他们的车堵在了高速公路上。 3. Trucks sat in a jam for ten hours waiting to cross the bridge.等候过桥的卡车一动不动地被堵了10个小时。 4. They were in a real jam.他们遇到大麻烦了。 5. I'm in a real jam. I've got an important meeting at nine and the car won't start.我麻烦大了。我九点钟有个重要的会议, 但是这车却发动不了。 6. They were in a real jam, Bob thought glumly.他们真是遇上麻烦了, 鲍勃忧心忡忡地想。 7. strawberry jam草莓酱 8. home-made jam自制的果酱 9. a printer jam打印机卡纸 10. The unit disengages, in the event of a jam, before damage can be done.一旦该部件发生故障, 它就会脱落下来, 避免造成损坏。 11. He knew how to clear a jam in his weapon.他知道怎样消除自己武器的故障。 12. Who can blame people for wanting jam today when so many public services have been crying out for investment?当这么多公共设施都急需投资的时候, 谁又能责备人们只顾眼前呢？ 13. The scheme encourages an unhealthy culture of jam today, handouts tomorrow.这个方案会助长“今朝有酒今朝醉, 哪怕明天吃救济”的不健康文化。 14. the easy way for chancellors to promise jam tomorrow大臣们开空头支票的轻松做法 15. In this market today, people don't want jam tomorrow, they want jam today.在如今这个市场上, 人们并不想要空头承诺, 而是想要当下的实惠。 16. a jam tart果酱馅饼 17. a jam doughnut果酱甜甜圈 18. Crowds jammed the streets.街上挤满了人。 19. Hundreds of people jammed the boardwalk to watch.数百人挤在木板路上观看。 20. Fridges won't work properly if you jam so much food into them that the cold air can't circulate.如果你把这么多食物塞进冰箱, 导致冷气不能流动, 那么冰箱就不能正常工作了。 21. A rope jammed the boat's propeller.有根绳子把这艘船的推进器卡住了。 22. Then I darted outside and jammed the door shut with a piece of wood.然后我飞奔到外面, 用一块木头把门塞紧关死。 23. The council's phone lines had been jammed by callers opposed to the sale.理事会的电话被反对出售的人打爆了。 24. Hundreds of departing motorists jammed the roads.数百位即将出发的驾车者堵住了道路。 25. They had jammed the drain with rubbish.他们丢的垃圾把排水道堵塞了。 26. The authorities were able to jam this wavelength.当局能够干扰这种波长。 27. They will try to jam the transmissions electronically.他们会试图对这种信号传送实施电子干扰。 28. The switch has jammed.开关卡住了。 29. The machines jammed and broke down.机器卡住出了故障。 30. The second time he fired his gun jammed.他开第二枪时, 枪卡壳了。 31. Cracks appeared in the wall and a door jammed shut.墙上出现了裂缝, 并且有一扇门卡死了。 32. Paul, George, and Ringo jammed on piano and guitar.保罗、乔治和林戈用钢琴和吉他即兴演奏爵士乐。 33. He was jamming with his saxophone.他在用萨克斯即兴演奏爵士乐。 34. He jammed his clothes into a black suitcase.他把衣服塞进了一只黑手提箱。 35. The bus was jammed full.公共汽车挤得满满的。 36. The traffic was jammed for an hour.交通阻塞了一个小时。 37. What worried him was that his broken key jammed the lock.让他焦急不安的是折断的钥匙把锁孔给卡住了。 38. The ship was jammed between two rocks.这艘船被夹在两块暗礁之间。 39. His finger was jammed in a train door.他的手指被火车门轧伤了。 40. The man jammed out his cigarette to show his respect for the lady.那个男人拈灭了香烟以显示他对该女士的尊敬。 41. The driver jammed his foot on the brake.司机用脚猛踩刹车。 42. He had no choice but to jam his way through the crowd.他别无选择，只得推推搡搡挤出人群。 43. They successfully jammed the enemy's station during the war.他们在战争期间成功地干扰了敌军的电台。 44. He jammed the party.他从聚会上溜走了。 45. They jammed into the elevator.他们挤进电梯。 46. The gearing jammed.齿轮卡住了。 47. The brakes jammed.刹车失灵了。 48. four of us were jammed in one compartment.我们四个人挤在一个隔间。 49. people jammed their belongings into cars.人们把自己的物品塞进汽车内。 50. he jammed his hat on.他把帽子使劲往头上一扣。 51. the roads were jammed with traffic.马路上交通堵塞。 52. listeners jammed a radio station's switchboard with calls.听众的电话把无线电台总机打爆了。 53. 75,000 refugees jammed into a stadium today to denounce the accord.今天75,000名难民涌入体育场谴责该条约。 54. [no obj.]the photocopier jammed.复印机卡住了。 55. [with obj.]the doors were jammed open.门被卡住关不上了。 56. the opportunity to jam with Atlanta blues musicians.与亚特兰大蓝调乐手一起即兴表演的机会。 57. paper jams.卡纸。 58. I'm in a jam.我左右为难。 59. they want it all, both ways and with jam on the top.他们什么都想要，既要两全其美又要毫不费力。 60. a promise of jam tomorrow wasn't enough to satisfy them.口惠而实不至的诺言难以令他们满意。 61. a jar of raspberry jam一罐覆盆子酱 62. a traffic jam交通堵塞 63. We're in a bit of a jam without our passports or travel documents.我们没了护照或旅行证件，有一点麻烦。 64. a jam session即兴演奏会 65. She managed to jam everything into her suitcase.她好不容易才把所有东西塞到手提箱里。 66. Something is jamming (up) the machine.有东西把机器卡住了。 67. The paper keeps jamming in the photocopier.这复印机老是卡纸。 68. I can't open the door. The lock has jammed.锁给卡住了，我开不了这门。 69. The switchboard was jammed with calls from unhappy customers.不满意的顾客打来的电话令总机应接不暇。 70. They continued to jam together and write music and eventually they made their first record.他们不断一起玩音乐、作曲，最后终于出了第一张唱片。 71. "Thousands of people jammed the hall. = The hall was jammed [=jam-packed, packed] with thousands of people."大厅里挤满了成千上万的人。 72. Thousands of people jammed into the hall.成千上万的人挤满了整个大厅。 73. People were jamming the exits after the concert.那场音乐会结束后，人们把出口挤得水泄不通。 74. All the roads and bridges were jammed (with traffic).所有的道路和桥梁都（交通）堵塞了。 75. All the telephone lines were jammed with calls from angry customers.所有电话线路都被愤怒的消费者打爆了。 76. He jammed the book back into the bookcase.他把书塞回了书架。 77. A piece of paper got/was jammed [=stuck] in the copy machine.有张纸把复印机卡住了。 78. She jammed her foot down hard on the brakes.她用脚猛踩刹车。 79. She jammed on the brakes.她猛地刹车。 80. I jammed my finger in the car door. = My finger got jammed in the car door. = I got my finger jammed in the car door.我的手指被车门夹住了。 81. I jammed [=stubbed] my toe on the chair's leg.我的脚趾戳在了椅子腿上。 82. The copy machine jammed (up) again.那台复印机又卡住了。 83. The lock/gun jammed.那把锁/枪卡住了。 84. A piece of paper jammed the copy machine.有张纸卡住了复印机。 85. jam a radio broadcast干扰无线电广播 86. We like to get together and jam (with each other).我们喜欢凑到一块儿，一起即兴演奏。 87. The pitcher jammed him with an inside fastball.投手向他投了一个内角快球。 88. There's a paper jam in the printer.那台打印机卡纸了。 89. I got stuck in a traffic jam on the way home from work.我下班回家的路上碰上了交通堵塞。 90. He got in/into a real jam with his girlfriend.他和女朋友的关系变僵了。 91. She asked her parents for money to help her get out of a jam.她向父母借钱帮助自己摆脱困境。 92. a jar of raspberry jam一罐山莓酱