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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 vehicles
The 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 working
The 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
phrasejam up1. jam sth upjam 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 sthjam 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 up

1. 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 something

to 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 up

 
1. 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 up

v.
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 up

1. 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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