词组 | jam up |
释义 | Phr V jam up be jammed up (always passive) if a place is jammed up, it is blocked because it is so full of people or vehiclesThe entrance to the street was all jammed up with police cars. if part of a machine is jammed up, it does not move properly and it prevents the machine from workingThe paper feeder in the printer is jammed up again. jam up verb 1 to cause trouble; to place in a troubling situation US, 1836. 2 to confront US, 1992 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 jam up1. To clog or obstruct something. Ugh, who jammed up the printer this time? 2. To quickly move or push something upwards. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "jam" and "up." Hey, be careful! If you jam those boxes up, you'll break something. I jammed the stick up a few times but couldn't get the ball out of the tree. 3. To cause something to clog or obstruct something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "jam" and "up." Ugh, what jammed the printer up this time? Oh, some crumpled pieces of paper. jam something up somethingto thrust something up something. She poked the broom handle up the chimney, hoping to force the bird to fly out. She jammed it up a few times, but it had no effect. jam something up1. to clog up something; to impede or block the movement of or through something. Rachel jammed traffic up when her car stalled. All the leaves and branches jammed up the sewer. 2. Fig. to force something upwards in haste or anger. Who jammed the window up? Wally jammed up the window and nearly broke it. jam upv. 1. To become blocked, congested, or clogged: The traffic jammed up on the highway. 2. To cause something to become blocked, congested, or clogged: Some hair jammed the pipes up. You jammed up the drain with leftover food. jammed up1. and jammed mod. in trouble. (From in a jam.) He got himself jammed up with the law. 2. mod. glutted; full of food or drink. I’m jammed up. I can’t eat another bite. |
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