| 单词 | jelly |
| 释义 | jelly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishFood, dish, Biologyjellyjel‧ly /ˈdʒeli/ ●●● S3 noun (plural jellies)1 [countable, uncountable] British EnglishDFF a soft sweet food made from fruit juice and gelatin SYN Jell-O American Englishraspberry jelly2 [countable, uncountable]DFF a thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar with no pieces of fruit in it, eaten especially on bread → jama peanut butter and jelly sandwichdamson jelly3 [uncountable] especially British EnglishDFF a soft solid substance made from meat juices and gelatin4 [uncountable]HB a substance that is solid but very soft, and moves easily when you touch itfrogs’ eggs floating in a protective jelly 5 → feel like/turn to jelly6 → jellies7 → jelliesExamples from the Corpusjelly• He once paid his sister $ 300 to make him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.• petroleum jelly• Burning lumps of phosphorus jelly were scattered amongst the containers, forming a foreground that was blinding.• The frogs' eggs are in a protective jelly.• Denver dipped a bit of bread into the jelly.• The jelly was sweet and the ants ate it.• Instead, a trap baited with jelly and syrup was rigged close to the fresher circumference of tracks.Origin jelly (1300-1400) Old French gelee, from geler “to freeze”, from Latin gelare |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含170365条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。