读音

/jæm/

释义

• 名词:

  • 堵塞；拥挤：A situation in which vehicles or people are unable to move easily because of too much traffic or too many people in a small space. 例如: “There was a terrible traffic jam on the highway this morning.”
  • 果酱：A sweet preserve made by cooking fruit with sugar. 例如: “I love to spread jam on my toast for breakfast.”

• 动词:

  • 使堵塞；卡住：To obstruct or block something so that it cannot move freely. 例如: “The door jammed and we couldn’t get out.”
  • 在音乐中即兴演奏：To improvise musically with others, especially in jazz. 例如: “They often have jam sessions at the local blues club.”

短语

• “be stuck in a jam” 意味陷入困境。
• “jam session” 是音乐家们即兴演奏的聚会。

例句

• 名词: “The supermarket was so crowded that we got caught in a jam at the checkout.”
• 动词: “The key jammed in the lock and we had to call a locksmith.”
• “Let’s jam together!” 表示邀请一起即兴演奏。

同义词

• Blockage
• Congestion
• Gridlock
• Impasse
• Snarl