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Jam Jammed Verb People 例:Hundreds 例:They Callers 例:He

单词 jam
音标
英[dʒæm] 美[dʒæm]
解释
n.果酱;拥挤,挤满;困境;[无线]干扰;vt.把…挤进;把…塞满,使挤紧;使堵塞;使卡住;vi.挤满,拥挤;堵塞;发生故障;
例句

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

VERB
硬推;硬塞;使劲放
If you jam something somewhere, you push or put it there roughly.
例: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。
例: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 machine jams, or if something jams it, the part becomes fixed in position and is unable to move freely or work properly.
例:The second time he fired his gun jammed...他开第二枪时枪卡壳了。
例:A rope jammed the boat's propeller...一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。

VERB
(车辆)堵住,堵塞(道路)
If vehicles jam a road, there are so many of them that they cannot move.
例: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 people jam a place, or jam into a place, they are pressed tightly together so that they can hardly move.
例:Hundreds of people jammed the boardwalk to watch...数百人挤在木板人行道上观看。
例: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)
To jam a radio or electronic signal means to interfere with it and prevent it from being received or heard clearly.
例: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 callers are jamming telephone lines, there are so many callers that the people answering the telephones find it difficult to deal with them all.
例: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。
例: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 is in a jam, they are in a very difficult situation.
例: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 musicians are jamming, they are informally playing music that has not been written down or planned in advance.
例:He was jamming with his saxophone.他在即兴吹奏萨克斯管。
变形
third:jams~done:jammed~pl:jams~ing:jamming~past:jammed~

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