jelly

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jel·ly /ˈdʒeli/ S3 noun (plural jellies)

1 [countableC, uncountableU] British EnglishBrEDFF a soft sweet food made from fruit juice and gelatin 果冻 SYN American English Jell-O

raspberry jelly

山莓果冻

2 [countableC, uncountableU]DFF a thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar with no pieces of fruit in it, eaten especially on bread 〔不含水果块的〕果酱 → jam

a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

加花生酱和果酱的三明治

damson jelly

西洋李子果酱

3. [uncountableU] especially British EnglishBrEDFF a soft solid substance made from meat juices and gelatin 肉冻

4 [uncountableU]HB a substance that is solid but very soft, and moves easily when you touch it 胶冻，胶冻状物

frogs’ eggs floating in a protective jelly

包在胶质卵囊里浮在水中的蛙卵

5. feel like/turn to jelly FRIGHTENEDif your legs or knees feel like jelly, they start to shake because you are frightened or nervous 〔腿或膝盖由于恐惧或紧张而〕开始发软

6. jellies [plural] British EnglishBrE informal drugs that make you feel relaxed and sleepy, which some people use illegally 胶毒〔一种毒品〕

7. jellies [plural] shoes made of clear coloured plastic 透明塑胶鞋

Examples from the Corpus

jelly• 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

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