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N Logjam Lɔgdʒæm 浮木阻塞;阻塞状态;僵局 英 浮木阻塞;僵局(A Deadlock Impasse

单词 logjam
音标 ['lɔgdʒæm]
解释 n. 浮木阻塞;阻塞状态;僵局
红宝书 【英】 n. 浮木阻塞;僵局(a deadlock or impasse)
【记】 log(木料)+jam(拥挤) →指河道内输送木料 时的阻塞
字源 logjam (n.)
also log-jam, "congestion of logs on a river," by 1851, American English; see log (n.1) + jam (v.). The figurative sense is by 1890.
不择手段背单词 n. 僵局 = impasse
【记】log木料, jam拥挤, 原指河道内漂浮木料时的阻塞, 引申为僵局.
趣味全助记 【记】log浮木 + jam阻塞 运木头的水道里堵塞就是僵局

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