口语中jam的各种意思和用法.

jam名词 n.
1.果酱
The knives and forks were kept in a jam jar.
刀叉原来放在一个果酱罐里.
2.拥挤,堵塞
There was such a jam of people that we couldn't get in.
由于人多拥挤,我们无法进入.
3.困难的处境; 窘境
He's in an awful jam over his marriage.
他因婚事而陷入极大的困境.
及物动词 vt.& 不及物动词 vi.
1.(使)塞紧,(使)挤满,使劲（往某处）挤（或压、塞）
Shoppers jammed the stores at Christmas time.
圣诞节时购物的人挤满了商店.
2.发生故障; 夹住,卡住; （使）卡住,不能动弹,不能运转
The door has jammed.
门卡住了.
The girl jammed her hand when she closed the drawer.
那个女孩在关抽屉时夹了手.
3.即兴演奏
及物动词 vt.
1.堵塞; 塞入; 塞进; 挤进
The parade jammed traffic all over the town.
游行队伍阻塞了全市的交通.
2.(发射无线电波)干扰(信息,节目)
They were sent to jam the enemy's radio stations during the war.
战争期间他们被派去干扰敌人的电台.