| 词组 | jam |
| 释义 | jam Theme: DEPART in. to depart.It's time to jam. Let's go.I gotta jam, Tom. See ya. Theme: MUSIC in. [for musicians] to play together, improvising.They jammed until the neighbors complained.Come over and let's jam, okay? Theme: SPORTS - BASKETBALL 1. tr. & in. to force a basketball into the basket; to slam dunk a basketball. He tried to jam it, but blew it.Andy broke the rim by trying to jam. 2. n. an act of forcing a basketball into the basket; a slam dunk. The jam didn't work, and Fred's team rebounded the ball.One more jam for Wilbur! Theme: TROUBLE n. a problem; trouble.I hear you're in a bad jam.Well, it's not a bad jam. jam Ⅰ 1. adjective heterosexual. Eventually supplanted by STRAIGHT US, 1935 2. noun 1 a difficult position, an awkward situation; a difficulty; trouble US, 1914. 2 a recorded song US, 1937. 3 a record album. Usually in the plural US, 1981. 4 blues, jazz or rock music simultaneously improvised by an informal gathering of musicians; a period spent making such music UK, 1929. 5 a party with loud music US, 1993. 6 cocaine US, 1972. 7 amphetamines US, 1953. 8 sex US, 1949. 9 the vagina US, 1980. 10 in homosexual usage, any heterosexual man. An abbreviation of 'just a man' US, 1981. 11 the corpse of a person who has died with massive injuries US, 1987. 12 a fight, especially a gang fight US, 1992. 13 a gathering of skateboarders US, 1976. 14 petty smuggling US, 1956⇨ See: CULTURE JAM 3. verb 1 to play music with others, improvising US, 1935. 2 to dance TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1986. 3 to excel US, 1984. 4 to have sex US, 1972. 5 to coerce, to threaten, to pressure US, 1971. 6 to leave quickly; to travel at high speeds US, 1965. 7 in gambling, to cheat (another player) US, 1997. 8 to subvert advertising matter US, 2001. 9 in surfing, to obstruct or block another surfer's ride US, 1967. 10 to surf with speed and intensity US, 1988 Ⅱ ⇨ culture jam; jam noun a message subverted by anticorporate activists US, 2001 JAM used as Internet shorthand to mean 'just a minute' US, 1997jam on jam on the brakes to suddenly put your foot hard on the brake in order to stop your car: Panicking, she jammed on the brakes and the car turned in a half circle. jam up 1. jam sth up • jam up sth if a lot of people or vehicles jam up a place, they block it so that it is difficult to move: You can't get down that street - there's loads of parked cars jamming it up. So many people were rushing to get out at once, they jammed up the exits. There's no point going through the centre of town - it'll be jammed up at this time of day.■ SIMILAR TO: clog up jam up if a place jams up, there are so many people or vehicles there that it becomes blocked and no one can move: Researchers are testing how quickly after an accident a stretch of highway will jam up.■ SIMILAR TO: clog up2. jam up sth • jam sth up if something jams up a machine, it prevents part of it from moving properly and the machine will not work: The paper keeps getting trapped and jamming up the printer. The video recorder is jammed up again. jam up if a part of a machine jams up, it no longer works properly because something is preventing it from moving: If the gun jammed up, the soldiers just had to take it apart and put it back together again.3. be jammed up against sth to be too close to something or in an uncomfortable position against it, and be unable to move away: His head was jammed up against the back of the sofa, with Doyle's hand clamped over his mouth. a tiny room with a single bed jammed up against the fireplace (one's) jam1. slang One's favorite (or current favorite) song. Yo, this is my jam! Turn it up! 2. slang Something one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about. I knew classic literature was your jam, so I thought you might like this book I found. Thank you for the invitation, but long-distance cycling just isn't really my jam. jam1. verb To play music together. I heard you guys jamming out in the garage—you really sounded great! We jammed until the wee hours of the night. 2. verb To leave. Aw man, I've got to jam. See you later. 3. verb To forcefully shove a basketball into the net, as by dunking. He was able to jam it right at the buzzer and give us a two-point lead. 4. noun Difficulty or trouble. I'm in a bit of a jam here—my car won't start, and I have a job interview in half an hour. 5. noun In basketball, the act of forcefully shoving a basketball into the net, as by dunking. His jam right at the buzzer gave us a two point lead. jam someone or something (into something)and jam someone or something into force or compress someone or something into something or some place. Sam jammed all his clothes into the canvas bag. The conductor jammed all the passengers into one car. Don't jam in everything! They had to jam themselves into the tiny room, because there was no other place to meet. jamsee under get in a bind. jam1. n. a problem; trouble. I hear you’re in a bad jam. 2. in. [for musicians] to play together, improvising. They jammed until the neighbors complained. 3. tv. & in. to force a basketball into the basket; to slam dunk a basketball. He tried to jam it, but blew it. 4. n. an act of forcing a basketball into the basket; a slam dunk. The jam didn’t work, and Fred’s team rebounded the ball. 5. in. to depart. It’s time to jam. Let’s go. jammed(ˈdʒæmd)1. mod. arrested. (Underworld.) Willie got jammed for speeding. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. I’m a little jammed, but I think I can still drive. 3. Go to jammed up. 4. mod. upset; annoyed. He’s really jammed because he flunked the test. jammedverbSee jammed up jamming mod. excellent. This music is really jamming.
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