- 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.- ...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 you jam something somewhere, you push or put it there roughly.- 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。
- 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.- The second time he fired his gun jammed...
 他开第二枪时枪卡壳了。
- A rope jammed the boat's propeller...
 一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。
- 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。
- The intake valve was jammed open...
 进气阀卡住了,关不上。
- 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 vehicles jam a road, there are so many of them that they cannot move.- 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.- Hundreds of people jammed the boardwalk to watch...
 数百人挤在木板人行道上观看。
- 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.- 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.- 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。
- 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.- 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.- He was jamming with his saxophone.
 他在即兴吹奏萨克斯管。
 
- See also:  traffic jam