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| 1 | C/U a sweet sticky food made from boiled fruit and sugar , that is usually spread onto bread （通常涂在面包上的）果酱 |
| strawberry jam 草莓酱 |
| a jam tart 果酱馅饼 |
| a jar of jam 一罐果酱 |
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| 2 | C usually singular a difficult situation 困境 |
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| 3 | C a long line of vehicles that are not moving or are moving very slowly 堵塞的车流；交通堵塞 |
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| 4 | C an occasion when a machine does not work because something prevents its parts from moving （机器的）发生故障，卡住 |
| a paper jam in the printer 打印机卡纸 |
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| 5 | C informal a jam session |
| PHRASE |
| - | jam tomorrow BRITISH
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| something good that someone promises you but that never seems to happen |
| 许诺而不给与的好东西 |
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| The team’ s supporters are tired of being promised jam tomorrow. 该队的支持者已经对这种可望而不可及的胜利感到厌烦。 |
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