| 单词 | jammed |
| 释义 | jammed (once / 1539 pages) adj When something's jammed, it's either stuffed full or squeezed tightly into a small space. A sardine tin is jammed with little fishes, and a parking lot may be jammed with cars. A jammed subway car is an ordinary rush hour sight in many big cities. The adjective jammed comes from the verb jam, "pack tightly." Its origin is mysterious, thought to be either related to champ, "chew noisily," or to be symbolic, possibly related to cram. WORD FAMILYjam: jammed, jamming, jams+/jamming: jammings USAGE EXAMPLESCarey headlined the festivities in Times Square, where about a million revellers jammed in to greet the new year. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) He survived the attack after the assailant's gun jammed. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) He was a small man, five-five tops, jammed with energy. The New Yorker(Dec 27, 2016) adj filled to capacity a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes Syn jam-packed, packed crowded overfilled or compacted or concentrated |
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