jelly
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++jel·ly /ˈdʒeli/ ●●● S3 noun (plural jellies) 1 [countable, uncountable] British EnglishDFF a soft sweet food made from fruit juice and gelatin 果冻 SYN American English Jell-O raspberry jelly 山莓果冻2 [countable, uncountable]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. [uncountable] especially British EnglishDFF a soft solid substance made from meat juices and gelatin 肉冻4 [uncountable]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 English 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 gelarejel·ly nounChineseSyllable
a food made Corpus soft sweet from
jelly
jel‧ly /ˈdʒeli/
noun (plural jellies)
SYN Jell-O American English:
raspberry jelly
2. [uncountable and countable] a thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar with no pieces of fruit in it, eaten especially on bread ⇨ jam:
a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
damson jelly
3. [uncountable] especially British English a soft solid substance made from meat juices and gelatin
4. [uncountable] a substance that is solid but very soft, and moves easily when you touch it:
frogs’ eggs floating in a protective jelly
5. feel like/turn to jelly if your legs or knees feel like jelly, they start to shake because you are frightened or nervous
6. jellies [plural] British English informal drugs that make you feel relaxed and sleepy, which some people use illegally
7. jellies [plural] shoes made of clear coloured plastic
jel‧ly /ˈdʒeli/
noun (plural jellies) Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: gelee, from geler 'to freeze', from Latin gelare
1. [uncountable and countable] British English a soft sweet food made from fruit juice and gelatin Language: Old French
Origin: gelee, from geler 'to freeze', from Latin gelare
SYN Jell-O American English:
2. [uncountable and countable] a thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar with no pieces of fruit in it, eaten especially on bread ⇨ jam:
3. [uncountable] especially British English a soft solid substance made from meat juices and gelatin
4. [uncountable] a substance that is solid but very soft, and moves easily when you touch it:
5. feel like/turn to jelly if your legs or knees feel like jelly, they start to shake because you are frightened or nervous
6. jellies [plural] British English informal drugs that make you feel relaxed and sleepy, which some people use illegally
7. jellies [plural] shoes made of clear coloured plastic
