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单词 jam
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jamjam1 /dʒæm/ ●●○ verb Verb Table 1PUSH HARD [transitive] to push something somewhere using a lot of force, until it can go no further: jam something into/under/on something Mr. Braithe jammed the letters into his pocket and left.2BLOCK [transitive] (also jam up) if a lot of people or vehicles jam a place, they block it so that it is difficult to move:  Crowds of supporters jammed the lobby.3MACHINE [intransitive, transitive] (also jam up) if a machine jams or you jam it, it stops working because part of it is stuck:  The pilot reported that his controls had jammed.4MUSIC [intransitive] eng. lang. arts to play music in an informal way with others for fun, without practicing first:  We were jamming with Max’s band last night. see also jam session5SIGNAL/BROADCAST [transitive] to deliberately prevent broadcasts or other electronic signals from being received, by broadcasting other signals on the same wavelength:  The electronic equipment jams enemy radar signals.6jam a switchboard if telephone calls jam a switchboard, so many people are telephoning the same organization that its telephone system cannot work correctly7jam on the brakes to suddenly put your foot down hard on the brake to stop a car see also jammed
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jamjam2 ●●○ noun Etymology Collocations 1 [countable, uncountable] a thick sweet sticky substance made from boiled fruit and sugar and eaten especially on bread:  strawberry jam2[countable] a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many cars or people:  Sorry we’re late. We got stuck in a traffic jam.3be/get in a jam informal to be or become involved in a difficult or uncomfortable situation:  Can you help me out? I’m kind of in a jam.4[countable usually singular] a situation in which something is stuck somewhere:  a jam in the copy machine5[countable usually singular] a jam session
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