jam

ジャム

果物を砂糖と煮て作る甘い食べ物。普通はパンに塗って食べる。

やさしい英語で： A sweet food made by cooking fruit with sugar, usually spread on bread.

• I like jam on toast.
• She made raspberry jam yesterday.
• Would you like some bread and jam?

類義語： preserve

よく使う表現： strawberry jam, jam on toast

渋滞、詰まり

通り道がふさがり、物や車などが動いたり通ったりできない状態。

やさしい英語で： A situation where things cannot move or pass through because something is blocking the way.

• We waited in a traffic jam.
• A paper jam stopped the printer.
• The accident caused long jams on both roads.

類義語： blockage, congestion

よく使う表現： traffic jam, paper jam

窮地、困った状況

抜け出すために助けが必要な、困った状況。

やさしい英語で： A difficult situation that you need help to escape from.

• I am in a jam.
• She helped me out of a jam.
• How did you get into this jam?

使い方： in a jam (We are in a jam because we have no money.)

類義語： difficulty, fix, predicament

よく使う表現： in a jam, get into a jam

曲

歌や録音された音楽の曲。特にお気に入りの曲を指す。

やさしい英語で： A song or recorded piece of music, especially one you enjoy.

• This is my favourite jam.
• The DJ played some old jams.
• Turn up this jam so we can dance.

類義語： song, track, tune

よく使う表現： my favourite jam, this jam

共同制作イベント

参加者が一緒にアイデアを考えたり作品を作ったりする、気軽な集まり。

やさしい英語で： An informal event where people work together to develop ideas or make projects.

• We joined a game jam.
• The design jam lasted all weekend.
• Several teams built new projects during the jam.

類義語： creative workshop

よく使う表現： game jam, design jam

詰まる、詰まらせる

物が引っかかって動かなくなること。また、そうさせること。

やさしい英語で： To get stuck and stop moving or working, or to cause this to happen.

• The printer jammed again.
• A small stone jammed the wheel.
• Cars jammed the narrow street.

類義語： block, clog

反対語： unblock

よく使う表現： jam up, jam a printer, jam the door

押し込む、詰め込む

狭い場所に物を力を入れて押し入れる。

やさしい英語で： To push something hard into a tight space.

• She jammed the key into the lock.
• I jammed another sweater into my suitcase.
• Don’t jam all those papers in one drawer.

使い方： jam something into something (He jammed the clothes into his bag.)

類義語： cram, stuff, force

よく使う表現： jam something into, jam something in

セッションする、即興演奏する

他の演奏者と、前もって決めたり練習したりせず自由に音楽を演奏する。

やさしい英語で： To play music freely with other musicians, often without planning or practising it first.

• We jam every Friday.
• They jammed together in the garage.
• Would you like to jam with our band?

使い方： jam with someone (I sometimes jam with friends after work.)

類義語： improvise

よく使う表現： jam with someone, jam together