jam
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/dʒæm/
🇬🇧
/dʒæm/
noun
A2
A sweet food made from fruit and sugar, usually spread on bread.
I like to put strawberry jam on my toast for breakfast.
我喜歡在早餐吐司上塗草莓果醬。
R
A situation where many people or vehicles are stuck and cannot move.
We were late because of a traffic jam on the highway.
由於高速公路上交通堵塞，我們遲到了。
R
When a machine stops working because something is stuck.
The printer has a paper jam and needs to be fixed.
印表機卡紙了，需要修理。
R
People who have just enough money to live but struggle with expenses.
Many JAMs work hard but still find it difficult to afford basic needs like food and rent.
許多收支相抵族努力工作，但仍然難以負擔食物和房租等基本需求。
verb
R
To push something into a place with force.
He tried to jam the door shut with a chair.
他試圖用椅子把門卡住關上。
R
To become stuck or to make something stuck.
The wheels jammed in the mud and we couldn't move.
車輪陷在泥裡卡住了，我們無法移動。
R
To put many people or things into a small space.
We were all jammed into the small elevator.
我們都被塞進了狹小的電梯裡。
R
To fill something so much that it cannot work properly.
Fans jammed the phone lines trying to get tickets.
粉絲們擠爆電話線路試圖搶票。
R
To block radio or phone signals.
The military used equipment to jam enemy communications.
軍方使用設備干擾敵人的通訊。
R
To play music together without practice.
The band likes to jam together after rehearsals.
樂隊喜歡在排練後一起即興演奏。
translation
果醬, 壅塞, 卡住, 經濟拮据的人
塞入, 卡住, 塞滿, 堵塞, 干擾, 即興演奏
詞形變化
3rd Present
jams
Past
jammed
Perfect
jammed
Progressive
jamming
Plural
jams