jam

press, jam, squeeze, compress, squash

名词 jam:

1. preserve of crushed fruit
2. informal terms for a difficult situation
   同义词：fix, hole, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
3. a dense crowd of people
   同义词：crush, press
4. deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
   同义词：jamming, electronic jamming

动词 jam:

1. press tightly together or cram
   同义词：throng, mob, pack, pile
2. push down forcibly
3. crush or bruise
   同义词：crush
4. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
   同义词：block
5. get stuck and immobilized
6. crowd or pack to capacity
   同义词：jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad
7. block passage through
   同义词：obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, block, close up

1. The key turned halfway and then jammed.
   钥匙转了一半就卡住了。
2. How am I going to get out of this jam?
   我怎样才能摆脱困境呢？
3. The holiday traffic is jamming the roads.
   假日的车辆堵塞了交通。
4. He spread some apple jam on the bread.
   他在面包上涂上苹果酱。
5. The government tried to jam the guerrillas' telecommunication.
   政府设法干扰游击队的无线电通讯。
6. Traffic jams in the town happen everyday.
   城里的交通天天堵塞。

jam

v.（动词）
jammed,jam.ming,jams
v.tr.（及物动词）
To drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position:
压紧：用力压或挤至紧的位置：
例句：
jammed the cork in the bottle.
将软木塞压入瓶子

To activate or apply suddenly:
突然制动：突然制动或使用：
例句：
jam the brakes on.
突然刹车

To cause (moving parts, for example) to lock into an unworkable position:
使…卡住，使…故障：使（如移动部分）卡住造成不可工作的状态：
例句：
jammed the typewriter keys.
打字机的按键卡住了

To pack (items, for example) to excess; cram:
塞入：把（东西）挤塞在一起；挤入：
例句：
jammed my clothes into the suitcase.
把我的衣服塞进行李箱

To fill (something) to excess:
把…塞满：
例句：
a suitcase that had been jammed with clothes.
一只塞满了衣服的行李箱

To block, congest, or clog:
阻塞，塞满，堆满：
例句：
a drain that was jammed by debris.
被残余物阻塞的下水道

To crush or bruise:
挤伤，夹伤：
例句：
jam a finger.
夹伤手指

Electronics To interfere with or prevent the clear reception of (broadcast signals) by electronic means.
【电子学】 干扰：用电子的方式干扰或阻止（无线电信号）的清晰接收
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become wedged or stuck.
嵌住，卡住
To become inoperable:
故障：变得不能运作：
例句：
a typewriter keyboard that had jammed.
发生鼓掌的打字机键盘

To force one`s way into or through a limited space.
挤入，塞入：挤入或穿过一个有限的空间
Music To play improvisations.
【音乐】 即兴演奏
n.（名词）
The act of jamming or the condition of being jammed.
拥挤：拥挤的行为或被拥挤的状况
A crush or congestion of people or things in a limited space:
阻塞：人或事物在有限的空间之内拥挤或拥塞：
例句：
a traffic jam.
交通阻塞

A trying situation; a predicament.See Synonyms at predicament
窘境：困难的处境；困境参见 predicament

来源：
[Origin unknown]
[来源不明]

【引伸】
jam.mable
adj.（形容词）
jam.mer
n.（名词）

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n.（名词）
A preserve made from whole fruit boiled to a pulp with sugar.
果酱：由整个的水果与糖熬制成酱而贮存起来的物质

来源：
Possibly from jam
可能源自 jam

【引伸】
jam.my
adj.（形容词）