jelly
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(a) [U, C] clear (fruit-flavoured) food substance made of liquid set with gelatine, usu prepared in a mould, which shakes when moved 果冻
Can I have some more jelly, please? 请再给我点果冻行吗?
All the strawberry jellies had been eaten. 草莓冻都吃光了.
(fig 比喻) She went into the interview room, her legs shaking like jelly, ie She was so nervous that she was unsteady. 她走进面试室, 两腿抖得像果冻一样颤颤巍巍.
[attrib 作定语]
a jelly mould 果冻模子.
(b) [U] savoury food like this made from the juices of meat and gelatine 肉冻.
2 [U] type of jam made of strained fruit juice and sugar (滤过的果汁和糖制成的)果酱
blackcurrant jelly 黑醋栗果酱.
3 [U] jelly-like substance 果冻状物: petroleum jelly 矿脂.
The men took him in their boat to the castle on the coast where he was now held prisoner.
这些人用船把他送到海岸上的城堡里,如今他被囚禁在这儿。
Because of his actions, all Hindus were finally free to draw water from the same village well, to go to the same temple to pray and even marry each other.