Jammed
“Jammed” 是一个形容词,是动词 “jam” 的过去分词。主要有三个意思:一是“卡住了”,指机器或零件无法正常运动;二是“堵塞了”,如交通拥堵;三是“挤满了人”,指空间非常狭小。
- “The printer is jammed again; I think there’s a paper stuck inside.” (打印机又卡住了;我觉得里面卡纸了。)
- “The roads were jammed with cars trying to leave the city for the holiday.” (路面上挤满了试图出城度假的汽车,堵得水泄不通。)
- “The subway was so jammed that I could barely breathe.” (地铁里太挤了,我简直没法呼吸。)
- 词源: 来源于动词 jam (压碎/挤满),起源尚不明确,可能与 champ (咬碎) 类似,是拟声词。
- 后缀:
-ed(形容词后缀)。
在科技语境中,“signal jamming” (信号干扰/屏蔽) 是一种阻断通信的方式。在体育竞技(尤其是篮球)中,“jammed finger” 指的是手指被球戳伤(吃萝卜干)。
- 动词: jam (卡住,挤满)
- 名词: jam (果酱,困境)
想象所有的东西都被塞进了一罐“果酱” (jam) 里,那么里面肯定是非常“拥挤的” (jammed)。
“The lock on the old treasure chest was jammed. For years, pirates had tried to open it with hammers and saws, but the rust had made it permanent. Finally, a small girl used a single drop of oil, and the jammed mechanism finally turned with a soft ‘click’.” (那个旧宝箱的锁卡住了。多年来,海盗们试图用锤子和锯子打开它,但铁锈已经让它变得无法动弹。最后,一个小女孩只用了一滴油,那个卡住的机关终于发出了一声轻柔的“咔嗒”声,转动了。)