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| 1 | T to put too many people or things into a small space 把…塞满；使挤满 |
| jam sb/sth into sth Kirsten was trying to jam all the papers into her bag. 柯尔斯滕想把所有文件都塞进她的包里。 |
| Four men were jammed into the back of the car. 4个男人挤在车的后排座位上。 |
| | 1a | to push someone or something tightly or into a small space using a lot of force 使挤紧；使挤入 | | jam sb/sth into/on/against sth Marilyn jammed the hat firmly on her head and went out. 玛里琳把帽子牢牢套在头上然后出去了。 | | Mick jammed a copy of the report into my hand. 米克把报告的一份副本塞到我手里。 | |
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| 2 | T often passive if people or things jam a place , there are so many of them that it is difficult to move 塞紧；挤满；堵塞 |
| Thousands jammed the area to see the Pope. 几千人挤在那块地方想看一眼教皇。 |
| jam sth with sth The streets were jammed with cars. 街上挤满了汽车。 |
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| 3 | jam I if a machine , lock , window etc jams, it does not work because something stops it from moving 卡住；发生故障 |
| He fired one shot before his gun jammed. 他只开了一枪，枪就卡住了。 |
| | 3a | T to block something so that it stops working or moving 堵住 | | A small stone had jammed the pump. 一个小石块堵住了水泵。 | |
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| 4 | T to injure part of your body because it gets pressed or squeezed between two hard things 挤伤；压伤 |
| The window suddenly dropped down and jammed her finger. 窗户突然落下来，砸伤了她的手指。 |
| | 4a | to injure part of your body by hitting it hard against something 碰伤 | |
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| 5 | I/T if a telephone system jams or is jammed , it stops working because too many people are making calls at the same time （电话系统因很多人同时打电话而）瘫痪 |
| Only a few minutes after the programme, the switchboard was jammed with complaints. 该节目播出仅仅几分钟，总机就因接到很多投诉电话而瘫痪。 |
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| 6 | T to block a radio , television , or other electronic signal by broadcasting another signal on the same wavelength 干扰（电台、电视台等的电子信号） |
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| 7 | I informal to play music in an informal way with a group of people （与一群人）即兴演奏 |
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| - | jam sth open/shut
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| to make a door or window stay open or shut by putting something under it |
| （用某物卡住以）使某物开着/关着 |
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| - | ˌjam ˈon |
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| | - | jam on the brakes/jam the brakes on
| | to put your foot very suddenly and hard on the brake of a vehicle because you want to stop quickly | | 猛踩刹车 | | | | | |
| - | ˌjam ˈup |
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| | jam23 | A crumpled sheet had jammed up the whole photocopier. 一张皱巴巴的纸把整台复印机给卡住了。 | |
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