1.[u][c]果酱a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on bread
strawberry jam草莓酱
recipes for jams and preserves果酱和蜜饯的制作方法
a jam doughnut果酱炸面圈
2.[c]拥挤；堵塞a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people or vehicles in one particular place
The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.公共汽车因长达五英里的交通堵塞而延误。
As fans rushed to leave, jams formed at all the exits.因球迷都急于离开，所有出口都给阻塞了。
3.[c]卡住（因而发生故障）a situation in which a machine does not work because sth is stuck in one position
There's a paper jam in the photocopier.复印机卡纸了。
They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow.他们并不满足于那些美好未来的空话。
They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow.他们并不满足于那些美好未来的空话。
1.[t]~ sth + adv./prep.使劲（往某处）挤（或压、塞）to push sth somewhere with a lot of force
He jammed his fingers in his ears.他用手指使劲堵住耳朵。
A stool had been jammed against the door.门被一把凳子顶住了。
2.[i][t]（使）卡住，不能动弹，不能运转to become unable to move or work; to make sth do this
The photocopier keeps jamming up.这台复印机总是卡纸。
There's a loose part that keeps jamming the mechanism.有个零件松了经常卡住机器。
The valve has jammed shut.阀门给卡住了打不开。
He jammed the door open with a piece of wood.他用一块木头卡住门让它开着。
3.[t][i]塞入；塞进；挤进to put sb/sth into a small space where there is very little room to move
Six of us were jammed into one small car.我们六个人被塞进一辆小汽车里。
We were jammed together like sardines in a can.我们像罐头里的沙丁鱼一般紧紧挤在一起。
The cupboards were jammed full of old newspapers.橱柜里塞满了旧报纸。
Nearly 1 000 students jammed into the hall.近 1 000 名学生挤到礼堂里。
4.[t]~ sth (up) (with sb/sth)挤满；塞紧to fill sth with a large number of people or things so that it is unable to function as it should
Viewers jammed the switchboard with complaints.打电话投诉的观众使总机应接不暇。
5.[t]~ sth（发射无线电波）干扰to send out radio signals to prevent another radio broadcast from being heard
6.[i][t]~ (sth)即兴演奏to play music with other musicians in an informal way without preparing or practising first
The car skidded as he jammed on the brakes.他紧急刹车时汽车向前滑了一段路。
The car skidded as he jammed on the brakes.他紧急刹车时汽车向前滑了一段路。
Louis: Seems like you got yourself in a jam, huh? I wish there was something I could do to help you out.
路易斯：看起来你自己好像有麻烦了，哈？我希望能帮你点忙。
Then the mouse came out of her jam pot, and Benjamin took the paper bag off his head, and they told the doleful tale .
然后那鼠从她的果酱罐出了来，接著本杰明从头上取下了纸袋，之后他们说出了那个令人伤心的故事。
There are great dangers in trying to dish this sort of dose up with jam for the patient.
如果要想把这种药物加上果酱一齐给病人吃，那是非常危险的。
The reason why she was late for the exam was that she got stuck in a traffic jam.
她考试迟到的原因是遇上了塞车。
They asked students to choose between things like a pair of CDs or two flavors of jam.
他们要求学生在一些物品当中进行选择，例如一对CD或两种口味的果酱。
My summer jam is Rihanna's "Umbrella, " and I think it's easy to see why.
我的夏日劲歌就是蕾哈娜的〈小雨伞〉，而且我想理由一目了然。
Place a few slices of duck , pieces of scallion and a teaspoon of jam on the pancakes, and roll it up to eat.
在煎饼上放几块烤鸭，几段大葱，一匙酱，把饼卷起即可食用。
You and I are like two kids around a mysterious jam-jar. Little by little, we taste the jam, and find how much sweet there contains.
我和你就好像两个小孩子，围着一个神秘的果酱罐，一点一点地尝它，看看里面有多少甜。
The traffic jam in this narrow road is usually during the peak hours, and sometimes has to wait for a long time before able to get out.
在繁忙时间该处面对交通堵塞通，有时要等待很长的时间才能通车。
Pretty soon, we may even live up to the bragging motto I made up for our posters and Web site: 'Beijing's premier blues and jam band. '
不久之后，我们可能真的能实现我在海报和网站上放出的豪言壮语：“北京一流的蓝调和爵士乐队”。
As I said, I listen to all different types of music, but I mostly rock out to Pearl Jam.
我听各种不同类型音乐，但是我几乎只被珍珠果酱所震撼。
No, if it was a paper jam I could fix it in a jiffy! But I think it`s something a bit more serious.
不.如果是卡纸.我早就修好了！我认为是更严重的问题。
Mike told me that his business was in a jam and he was in urgent need of money. He wanted to borrow some money from me.
迈克告诉我他的生意陷入困境，急需用钱。他想向我借钱。
Jam made from what its maker claims is one of Princess Diana's hairs is up for sale at an art exhibition in London.
伦敦一个艺术展上出售一种果酱，这种果酱据制作者称是用戴安娜王妃的少量头发制作而成。
but I have to call you to help me, since I am blocking the traffic in a major intersection. I am making a traffic jam now.
没有，我不得不给你打电话是因为我堵住了一个主要路口的交通，我正在引起一个交通阻塞。
Simply wrap the cord around the player, jam the whole thing into your pocket, and hope that it's not a mess by the time you pull it out.
简单的将耳机线绕在播放器上，然后把东西统统塞到兜里，希望拿出来的时候，它不是一团乱麻。
Jean: Sorry, but I would have been here earlier if I had not been trapped in a traffic jam.
对不起。要不是碰上交通堵塞的话，我早就该到了。
buzzed about the wall, and a little old mouse picked over the rubbish among the jam pots.
丽蝇在墙的四周嗡嗡叫，而一只老小鼠在果酱罐子之中挑捡垃圾。
Thanks, we're just in a bit of a jam. All this has to get out today. -Yeah. Uh, I don't do shipping.
谢谢，我们只是有一点问题。所有这些都必须在今天发出。-是。啊，我不做发货。
She then turned on her heels and went back to her jam-making.
她转过身去，去做她的果酱去了。
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