jelly
noun uk/ˈdʒel.i/ us/ˈdʒel.i/
(SUBSTANCE)
A2 [ C or U ]果酱
a sweet soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it. It is smooth, without any pieces of fruit in it. Jelly is eaten on bread.
a peanut butter and jelly sandwich 花生酱和果酱三明治
apple jelly 苹果酱
Compare: jam noun (FOOD)marmalade
[ C or U ] UK (US trademark Jell-O)果冻
a soft, sweet, usually brightly coloured food made from sugar, gelatine, and fruit flavours, that shakes slightly when it is moved
I've made a strawberry jelly for the children's tea. 我做了份草莓果冻给孩子们当茶点。
jelly and ice cream 果冻和冰激凌
[ U ]胶冻，胶状物
any soft, slightly wet substance that shakes slightly when it is moved
Frogs' eggs are covered in a sort of transparent jelly. 青蛙卵上覆盖着一种透明的胶状物。
- More examples
- Leave the jelly in the fridge to set.
- I was shaking like a jelly before my exam.
- Add a spoonful of redcurrant jelly to the sauce.
- The jelly mould was shaped like a crown.
- The contents of the bag had turned into an amorphous mass of jelly.
Idioms
beat someone to a jellyidiom mainly UK 暴打（某人）
to hit someone repeatedly and forcefully
They've threatened to beat him to a jelly if he doesn't repay the money. 他们威胁说，如果他不还钱，就把他打成肉酱。
turn to jellyidiom （由于害怕、紧张或生病等）突然感到虚弱
to suddenly feel weak because you are frightened, nervous, or ill
As she knocked on the director's door, her legs turned to jelly. 她敲主任的门时，感到两腿发软。