jellies
jellies — 名詞
1. smooth sweet pastes made by boiling fruit juice with sugar until it sets, eaten
果醬；果凍醬
用果汁加糖熬煮的塗抹醬
smooth sweet pastes made by boiling fruit juice with sugar until it sets, eaten on toast or sandwiches and stored in small jars.
Eitan's grandmother lined the pantry with homemade jellies in jars of every color.
Eitan 的奶奶把自製的各色果醬一罐罐排在儲藏室裡。
plural countable: jars/varieties of jelly
The farmers' market sold grape and apple jellies beside fresh sourdough bread.
農夫市集賣著葡萄與蘋果果醬，旁邊擺著新鮮的酸種麵包。
collocation: grape / apple / strawberry jellies
Mayumi spread peanut butter and grape jellies onto two thick slices of white bread.
Mayumi 把花生醬和葡萄果醬塗在兩片厚厚的白吐司上。
Rodrigo gave us four jars of jellies he had made from peaches grown in his backyard.
Rodrigo 給我們四罐用他後院桃子做成的果醬。
文法句型
plural noun referring to multiple jars or kinds
用法筆記
Mainly American English; British speakers usually say 'jams' for fruit spreads with pieces of fruit and reserve 'jelly' (sense 2) for the wobbly dessert. Subject is typically a person making, selling, or eating the spread.
常見錯誤
2. brightly coloured cold desserts made by mixing fruit-flavoured powder with hot w
果凍
果汁加吉利丁冷藏成的搖晃甜點
brightly coloured cold desserts made by mixing fruit-flavoured powder with hot water and gelatin, then chilling them until they wobble when shaken; called 'Jell-O' or 'gelatin desserts' in American English.
Eve set six strawberry jellies in the fridge to serve at her daughter's party.
Eve 在冰箱裡冰了六杯草莓果凍，要在女兒的派對上分給大家。
plural countable: individual servings
The children laughed as the red and green jellies wobbled on their paper plates.
孩子們笑得開心，看著紅色和綠色的果凍在紙盤上晃來晃去。
characteristic verb: wobble / shake / quiver
Anjali stirred boiling water into the powder, then poured the jellies into little glass cups.
Anjali 把熱水沖進果凍粉裡，再倒進一個個小玻璃杯。
At the school fair, Christopher carried a tray of orange and lime jellies for the dessert table.
在學校園遊會上，Christopher 端著一盤橘子和萊姆口味的果凍走向甜點桌。
- Jell-O
American brand name now used generically for the same dessert
- gelatin desserts
formal cookbook label for the same food category
文法句型
plural referring to individual servings or flavours
用法筆記
British English usage; the American word for this dessert is 'Jell-O' or 'gelatin'. Distinguishes from sense 1 by context: dessert table, party food, fridge-set, wobbly — never spread on bread.
常見錯誤
3. soft, semi-solid substances that hold their shape loosely and wobble when touche
膠狀物；凝體
形狀軟、會晃動的半固體
soft, semi-solid substances that hold their shape loosely and wobble when touched — for example, eyeballs sitting in their sockets, the inside of a sea slug, or thick medicated gels in jars.
Hassan pointed to the translucent jellies washed up along the wet morning sand.
Hassan 指著清晨潮濕沙灘上一團團半透明的膠狀物。
marine/biological context: jelly-like blobs on a beach
The biology teacher showed how the jellies inside a frog's eye keep its round shape.
生物老師示範青蛙眼球裡的膠狀物如何維持眼睛的圓形。
anatomical context: vitreous / aqueous jellies
Inside the broken egg, the clear and yellow jellies slowly spread across the kitchen counter.
打破的蛋裡，透明和黃色的膠狀物慢慢流過廚房檯面。
The pharmacist showed Vivek a row of cooling jellies meant for sunburn and skin rashes.
藥師拿了一排專治曬傷與皮膚紅疹的清涼凝體給 Vivek 看。
- solids
rigid materials that hold a fixed shape
文法句型
used metaphorically: 'jellies' for soft, shaky substances
用法筆記
Often used to describe soft tissues inside the body (eye, brain), translucent sea creatures, or commercial gel products like burn treatments. Object word here is the wobbly substance, not the container.
jellies — 動詞
1. (of a hot liquid mixture) cools and thickens into a soft, shaky substance that h
凝結；成形
液體冷卻變成軟凍狀；想法成形
(of a hot liquid mixture) cools and thickens into a soft, shaky substance that holds its shape; also used about ideas or plans that finally come together in a clear form.
The fruit syrup jellies as it cools at the bottom of Élise's copper saucepan.
果汁糖漿在 Élise 的銅鍋底慢慢冷卻、凝結成軟凍。
intransitive: subject is a cooling liquid
Leave the broth in the fridge overnight; it jellies into a wobbly amber layer by morning.
把高湯放冰箱過夜，隔天早上它就會凝結成一層搖搖晃晃的琥珀色凍。
time + temperature clause shows process
After three rough drafts, Daichi's argument finally jellies into a clear three-part plan.
經過三次粗略草稿，Daichi 的論點終於成形為清楚的三段式架構。
The team's strategy jellies once Sophia explains how the budget pieces fit together.
等到 Sophia 解釋預算如何兜在一起，團隊的策略才真正成形。
- melts
opposite process: solid loosens into liquid
文法句型
sth jellies (as it cools)
用法筆記
Mostly American informal; the British equivalent is usually 'sets' or 'jells'. Often appears in cooking writing (broths, stocks, juices) or in informal talk about plans that suddenly make sense.
常見錯誤
2. (of a cook) treats a fruit juice or savoury liquid with sugar, gelatin, or pecti
熬成凍
把液體加糖或膠質做成凍狀食物
(of a cook) treats a fruit juice or savoury liquid with sugar, gelatin, or pectin so that it changes from a flowing liquid into a soft, shaking substance.
Zayd jellies the quince juice each autumn and stores the jars on a high shelf.
Zayd 每年秋天把榲桲汁熬成凍，再把瓶子收到高架上。
transitive: subject is a cook; object is the liquid
The old recipe book teaches readers how to jelly red currants without using packaged pectin.
這本老食譜教讀者如何不靠袋裝果膠就把紅醋栗熬成凍。
infinitive 'how to jelly + object'
Hui jellies the cooked chicken stock so that thin layers can be sliced over the salad.
Hui 把煮好的雞高湯熬成凍，這樣就能切成薄片鋪在沙拉上。
Emily learned at culinary school how to jelly the leftover wine into shining purple cubes.
Emily 在廚藝學校學會如何把剩下的酒做成晶亮的紫色凍方塊。
- liquefies
opposite action: turn a solid food into a liquid
文法句型
sb jellies sth (a fruit, a juice, a stock)
用法筆記
Rare and largely confined to recipe writing and traditional cookbooks. Object must be a liquid that contains enough natural pectin or has gelatin / pectin added — you cannot 'jelly' a solid food.
常見錯誤
jellies — 慣用語
1. light, see-through plastic shoes in bright colours, made for walking on hot sand
果凍鞋
鮮色透明塑膠材質的海灘鞋
light, see-through plastic shoes in bright colours, made for walking on hot sand, wet rocks, or shallow seawater so the wearer's feet stay safe from sharp shells.
Eri packed pink jellies for the children to wear on the rocky beach in Okinawa.
Eri 幫孩子們打包了粉紅色的果凍鞋，要在沖繩的礁石海灘上穿。
typical context: beach / rocky shore / shallow water
Michael bought a pair of clear blue jellies from the shop near the harbour.
Michael 在港口邊的小店買了一雙透明藍色的果凍鞋。
collocation: pair of jellies, clear/bright colour adjectives
The tourists changed into yellow jellies before walking across the hot black sand.
遊客們換上黃色果凍鞋，再走過滾燙的黑沙灘。
Sophia kept her old purple jellies in a beach bag under the porch.
Sophia 把她那雙舊的紫色果凍鞋收在門廊下的海灘袋裡。
- jelly shoes
fuller form; less ambiguous in writing
- water shoes
broader category that includes non-plastic versions too
文法句型
wear / put on / buy jellies
用法筆記
Informal plural-only noun; you would not normally see 'a jelly' meaning one shoe. Common in beach, summer-camp, and children's-fashion contexts. Distinguish from sense 1-3 of the noun entry: those refer to food or substances, never footwear.