2024年3月24日 星期日

jam, grueling, out of sorts, Dig in, a Slow-Moving Court, boys form a pile for them to jump over

How a Slow-Moving Court Became the Center of the World’s Hottest Debate

The International Court of Justice, the U.N.’s highest judicial body, is in the rare position of weighing in on a closely watched global conflict.



 In the new Netflix series, “The Diplomat,” Keri Russell stars as an ambassador who's always a little out of sorts.


In Small Victory, Signs of Grueling Combat Ahead in Ukrainian Counteroffensive

Expecting a quick retreat, a volunteer Ukrainian unit instead faced two days of tough resistance from dug-in Russian fighters.



jam (n.) (v.)
就可以表達：
果醬
困境
塞車
癱瘓電話
干擾電子訊號
印表機卡紙
芭樂票
即興演奏
... 等意思。
jam1
/dʒam/
verb
  1. 1.
    squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.
    "four of us were jammed in one compartment"
    Similar:
    stuff
    shove
    force
    ram
    thrust
    wedge
    press
    push
    stick
    squeeze
    compress
    confine
    cram
    pack
    sandwich
    insert
    crowd
    pile
    throng
    occupy
    fill
    overfill
    overcrowd
    obstruct
    block
    clog
    congest
    mob
  2. 2.
    become or make unable to move or work due to a part seizing up or becoming stuck.
    "the photocopier jammed"
    Similar:
    stick
    become stuck
    catch
    seize (up)
    become immobilized
    become unable to move
    become fixed
    become wedged
    become lodged
    become trapped
    immobilize
    paralyse
    disable
    cripple
    deactivate
    put out of action
    make inoperative
    stop
    halt
    bring to a halt
    bring to a standstill
    Opposite:
    free
noun
  1. 1.
    an instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.
    "paper jams"
  2. 2.
    INFORMAL
    an awkward situation or predicament.
    "I'm in a jam"
    Similar:
    predicament
    plight
    tricky situation
    ticklish situation
    awkward situation



: to cover or incorporate by burying. dig in compost. 2. : to establish in a dug defensive position. the platoon was well dug in.

out of sorts
phrase of sort
  1. slightly unwell.
    "she's been feeling nauseous and generally out of sorts"
    Similar:
    unwell
    ill
    poorly
    bad
    indisposed
    not oneself
    sick
    queasy
    nauseous
    nauseated
    peaky
    liverish
    green around the gills
    run down
    washed out
    off
    off colour
    under the weather
    below par
    not up to par
    not up to the mark
    funny
    peculiar
    rough
    lousy
    rotten
    awful
    terrible
    dreadful
    crummy
    grotty
    ropy
    wabbit
    peely-wally
    crook
    seedy
    • in low spirits; irritable.
      "the trying events of the day had put him out of sorts"
      Similar:
      irritable
      irascible
      peevish
      fractious
      fretful
      cross
      crabbed



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