(pl. -ies)
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- mass noun chiefly Brit. a sweet dessert, typically fruit-flavoured, made by warming and then cooling a liquid containing gelatin or a similar setting agent in a mould or dish so that it sets into a soft, firm, somewhat elastic mass.〈主英〉果冻。
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- used figuratively and in similes to refer to sensations of fear or strong emotion［用作比喻及表示害怕等强烈情感的明喻中］：
her legs felt like jelly.
她感到双腿像果冻一样软弱无力。
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- a similar clear preparation made with fruit or other ingredients as a condiment果料冻：
roast pheasant with redcurrant jelly.
烤野鸡配红醋栗果冻。
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- a similar savoury preparation made by boiling meat and bones（肉及骨头煮制成的厚味食品）肉冻。
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- any substance of a similar consistency黏稠物质, 胶状物：
frogs lay eggs coated in jelly.
青蛙产下有胶质包裹的卵。
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- count noun a small sweet made with gelatin.明胶基软糖。
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jellies
jelly shoes水晶凉鞋。
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- count noun Brit. informal a tablet of the drug Temazepam〈英, 非正式〉羟基安定（药）片。
(-ies, -ied)with obj.［usu. as adj. jellied］
- set (food) as or in a jelly把（食物）做成胶冻（或果冻）; 把（食物）包上胶冻（或果冻）：
jellied cranberry sauce
酸果蔓沙司冻
jellied eels.
鳗鲡冻。
派生词
jellification
nounjellify
verbjelly-like
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French gelee 'frost, jelly', from Latin gelata 'frozen', from gelare 'freeze', from gelu 'frost'.