jam词组,隐喻,短语

jam

jamjam[dʒam](-mm-) ,jam sth 'on 1.■if you jam on the brakes on a vehicle you operate them suddenly and with force猛踩剎车:A child ran into the road and I jammed on the brakes.有个孩子跑到马路上，我连忙踩下剎车。[OBJ]only the brakes,the handbrake [synonym]slam sth on[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv,jam 'up; ,jam sth 'up (with sth) (especially BrE )2.■if a machine, a road, etc. jams up, or sth jams it up, it becomes blocked, stops working, etc.(使机器等)卡住，停止运转；(使道路等)拥塞，阻塞:Let’s get moving before the traffic jams up.咱们赶在交通阻塞前出发吧。People were jamming up the aisles in their rush to get out of the theatre.大伙儿涌出剧院，把过道堵塞了。That photocopier is always getting jammed up.这复印机总卡纸。[G]v+adv ◆ v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv ◆ v+n+adv (less frequent)