noun🔗Share果酱，果子酱 A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts."I like to spread strawberry jams on my toast for breakfast. "我喜欢早餐在烤面包上涂草莓果酱。foodfruitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share困境，僵局。 A difficult situation."He often gets into jams because he doesn't listen to instructions. "他经常陷入困境，因为他不听从指示。situationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share堵塞，拥堵 Blockage, congestion."Traffic jams are common on the highway during rush hour. "高峰时段高速公路上经常发生交通堵塞。trafficconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share即兴演奏，即兴表演。 An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal."The musicians often have impromptu jams in the music room after school. "放学后，音乐家们经常在音乐室里即兴演奏。musicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share热门歌曲，金曲。 (by extension) A song; a track.""My little sister always wants me to play her favorite jams in the car." "我妹妹总是要我在车里放她最喜欢的热门歌曲。musicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share集思会，创意工坊。 (by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects."Our coding club holds weekly "jams" where we work together to build fun apps. "我们编程俱乐部每周都会举办“集思会”，大家一起合作开发有趣的应用程序。groupeventorganizationworkentertainmentcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share卡住，塞住。 To get something stuck in a confined space."Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door."她可怜的小脚趾头被门给卡住了。actionmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share塞， 挤。 To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze."The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters."高峰期的火车挤满了上班族。actionspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堵塞，拥堵。 To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up""A single accident can jam the roads for hours."一个小事故就能让道路堵塞好几个小时。trafficvehiclemachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share干扰，阻塞 To block or confuse a broadcast signal."The dictator jams foreign news broadcasts to prevent people from hearing alternative viewpoints. "独裁者会干扰外国新闻广播，以阻止人们听到不同的观点。mediatechnologysignalcommunicationelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share投近身球, 塞球 To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands."Jones was jammed by the pitch."琼斯被这球投了个近身球，手都伸不开。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share即兴演奏， 玩音乐 To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session)."The band often jams together after school to practice their improvisational skills. "放学后乐队经常一起即兴演奏，练习他们的即兴技巧.musicentertainmentgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share夹伤， 挤伤 To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip."When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe."他被台阶绊倒的时候，脚趾头一下子就给挤伤了。bodymedicinephysiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share投篮，灌篮 To attempt to score points."Toughie jammed four times in the second period."在第二节，塔菲强投了四次（试图得分）。sportgamepointactionachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抢风航行，顶风行驶 To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback."The captain jams the sailboat when the wind suddenly shifts, briefly stalling the boat's forward momentum to avoid an uncontrolled turn. "当风向突然改变时，船长抢风航行，短暂地阻止了船的前进动力，以避免失控转向。nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share放鸽子，临阵脱逃 To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out."Liam was supposed to go hiking with his friends, but he jammed on the plan at the last minute. "利亚本来要和朋友们去徒步旅行，但他最后一分钟放了鸽子。attitudeactioncommunicationhumanwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share连衣裙， 连衫裙 A kind of frock for children."My grandmother made me a pair of blue jams to wear in the garden. "我奶奶给我做了一条蓝色的连衫裙，好让我在花园里穿。wearstyleappearanceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share门侧，窗侧 (interior decorating) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace."The carpenter carefully measured the jams of the new door frame before installing the door. "木匠在安装门之前，仔细测量了新门框的门侧。architecturebuildingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share岩塞，矿脉堵塞物 Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein."The miners stopped digging when they encountered thick jams of granite blocking the gold vein. "矿工们在遇到厚厚的花岗岩岩塞阻挡住金脉时，停止了挖掘。geologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
