jam
noun /dʒæm/
/dʒæm/
Idioms 果酱 - strawberry jam
草莓酱 - a jar/pot of jam
一罐/一罐果酱 - recipes for jams and preserves
果酱和蜜饯的制作方法 - (British English) a jam doughnut
果酱炸面圈
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- home-made
- apricot
- raspberry
- …
- dollop
- jar
- pot
- …
- make
- spread (something with)
- jar
- doughnut
- sandwich
- …
- bread and jam
- strawberry jam
- [countable] a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people or vehicles in one particular place
拥挤;堵塞 - The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.
公共汽车因长达五英里的交通堵塞而延误。 - As fans rushed to leave, jams formed at all the exits.
因球迷都急于离开,所有出口都给阻塞了。 - We were stuck in a jam for an hour.
我们被困了一个小时。
- The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.
- [countable] a situation in which a machine does not work because something is stuck in one position
卡住(因而发生故障) - There's a paper jam in the photocopier.
复印机卡纸了。
- There's a paper jam in the photocopier.
- JAM, Jam(in the UK) used by the media to describe people who do not have much money to live on (the abbreviation forjust about managing)
卡纸: 被媒体用来形容没有多少钱可以赖以生存的人(仅用于管理的缩写)- JAMs may be in work, but are struggling to pay for essentials such as food, heating or rent.
JAMs可能在工作,但正在努力支付食物、暖气或房租等必需品。
- JAMs may be in work, but are struggling to pay for essentials such as food, heating or rent.
sweet food甜食
many people/vehicles人多;车多
machine机器
people人
词源noun senses 2 to 3 early 18th cent.: probably symbolic; compare with cram noun sense 1 mid 18th cent.: perhaps from jam (verb).
Idioms
be in a jam
- (informal) to be in a difficult situation
陷入困境
jam tomorrow
- (British English, informal) good things that are promised for the future but never happen
可望而不可即的美好未来;许而不予的好东西 - They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow.
他们并不满足于那些美好未来的空话。
- They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow.
money for jam/old rope
- (British English, informal) money that is earned very easily, for something that needs little effort
容易赚的钱财 - The job only took about an hour—it was money for jam.
这项工作只花了大约一个小时——真是物超所值。
- The job only took about an hour—it was money for jam.