jams

英 [dʒæmz]

美 [dʒæmz]

n.  果酱; 拥挤; 堵塞; 卡住(因而发生故障)
v.  使劲(往某处)挤(或压、塞); (使)卡住，不能动弹，不能运转; 塞入; 塞进; 挤进
jam的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 果酱
  Jamis a thick sweet food that is made by cooking fruit with a large amount of sugar, and that is usually spread on bread.
  1. ...home-made jam.
     自制果酱

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用jelly


• VERB 硬推；硬塞；使劲放
  If youjamsomething somewhere, you push or put it there roughly.
  1. He picked his cap up off the ground and jammed it on his head...
     他从地上捡起帽子，猛地扣到头上。
  2. Pete jammed his hands into his pockets.
     皮特使劲把手插进口袋里。
• V-ERG （机器）卡住；使卡住；（使）不能运转
  If something such as a part of a machinejams, or if somethingjamsit, the part becomes fixed in position and is unable to move freely or work properly.
  1. The second time he fired his gun jammed...
     他开第二枪时枪卡壳了。
  2. A rope jammed the boat's propeller...
     一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。
  3. Cracks appeared in the wall and a door jammed shut...
     墙上出现了裂缝，一扇门卡住打不开了。
  4. The intake valve was jammed open...
     进气阀卡住了，关不上。
  5. Every few minutes the motor cut out as the machinery became jammed.
     机器老是卡住，马达隔不了几分钟就突然熄火。
• VERB （车辆）堵住，堵塞（道路）
  If vehiclesjama road, there are so many of them that they cannot move.
  1. Hundreds of departing motorists jammed the roads.
     数百名打算驾车离开的司机堵住了道路。
• VERB （人）塞进，挤进
  If a lot of peoplejama place, orjam intoa place, they are pressed tightly together so that they can hardly move.
  1. Hundreds of people jammed the boardwalk to watch...
     数百人挤在木板人行道上观看。
  2. They jammed into buses provided by the Red Cross and headed for safety.
     他们挤上红十字会派来的巴士前往安全的地方。
• VERB 干扰（无线电或电子信号）
  Tojama radio or electronic signal means to interfere with it and prevent it from being received or heard clearly.
  1. They will try to jam the transmissions electronically.
     他们会试图用电子信号对发射进行干扰。
• VERB 使（电话总机）应接不暇；使（电话线）过于繁忙
  If callersare jammingtelephone lines, there are so many callers that the people answering the telephones find it difficult to deal with them all.
  1. Hundreds of callers jammed the BBC switchboard for more than an hour...
     在一个多小时内，成百上千的来电使得英国广播公司的总机应接不暇。
  2. The telephone exchange has been jammed all day with people wanting to buy season tickets.
     很多人想买季票，电话总机一天到晚忙个不停。
• N-SING 陷入困境
  If someone isinajam, they are in a very difficult situation.
  1. They were in a real jam, Bob thought glumly.
     他们确实遇上麻烦了，鲍勃闷闷不乐地想。
• VERB （爵士乐手或摇滚乐手）即兴演奏
  When jazz or rock musiciansare jamming, they are informally playing music that has not been written down or planned in advance.
  1. He was jamming with his saxophone.
     他在即兴吹奏萨克斯管。
• See also:traffic jam

双语例句

• Sometimes visibility drops to less than 1 kilometer, causing serious traffic jams, flight delays and highway closures.
  有时，能见度下降到1千米以下，引发了严重的交通阻塞，航班延误和公路关闭。
• Traffic jams are one of the biggest problems in our city.
  交通堵塞是我们城市里最大的问题之一。
• This section of the road is so norrow that there are bound to be traffic jams now and then.
  这段路太窄，交通有时不免堵塞。
• The Real Mystery of Nature: What Causes Traffic Jams?
  自然界真正的神秘：是什么原因造成了交通堵塞？
• Today, our region, often causing traffic jams and accidents.
  如今，我们地区经常出现交通拥堵和交通事故。
• Traffic jams are extremely annoying.
  堵车可真烦人。
• The development of an efficient public transportation system in China will help CAR owners avoid traffic jams.
  在中国，一个有效的公共交通系统的发展有助于汽车拥有者避免交通拥挤。
• They cause big traffic jams.
  他们导致了严重的交通阻塞。
• There are bus queues and traffic jams everywhere.
  排着长队的公车和塞车状况随处可见。
• 'No traffic jams, I promise,'he said with a smile.
  “没有交通堵塞，我保证。”他笑这说。