| 单词 | in a jam |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin a jam b. The tight squeezing of one or more movable parts of a machine into or against another part so that they cannot move; the blocking or stopping of a machine from this cause. Also figurative, an awkward or difficult situation; trouble; = fix n. 1; frequently in in a jam (colloquial, originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > [noun] > squeezing of parts jam1890 the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > predicament or straits needfulnessc1350 kankedortc1374 pressc1375 needfultya1382 briguec1400 brikec1400 plightc1400 taking?c1425 partyc1440 distrait1477 brakea1529 hot water1537 strait1544 extremes1547 pickle1562 praemunire1595 lock1598 angustiae1653 difficulty1667 scrape1709 premune1758 hole1760 Queer Street1811 warm water1813 strift1815 fix1816 plisky1818 snapper1818 amplush1827 false position1830 bind1851 jackpot1887 tight1896 squeeze1905 jam1914 1890 Times 6 Dec. 12/4 The cocking tumbler can be slewed round, with a consequent jam, by a contact which a soldier in the hurry of battle would not notice. 1890 Times 6 Dec. 15/4 No jam would ensue, unless the soldier tried to use his rifle both as a single-loader and as a magazine arm at the same time. 1914 San Francisco Call 26 Oct. 7 I knew we'd get in a jam coming here. 1926 Clues Nov. 159/1 I think some one single-duked us, but if so I'll shiv the heel. There'll be plenty of jam. 1927 P. G. Wodehouse Small Bachelor vi. 93 ‘I've gone and got myself into the devil of a jam.’ ‘A position of embarrassment?’ ‘You said it!’ 1938 R. Finlayson Brown Man's Burden 81 Henare would give his whole-hearted sympathy and his last shilling to anyone in a bit of a jam. 1950 R. Chandler Simple Art of Murder 19 I'm in a jam. But I'm not going to the cleaners... Half of this money is mine. 1958 New Statesman 12 Apr. 459/3 He knew instinctively that in a jam it was not done to let down one's own side. < as lemmas |
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