jelly

🇬🇧 UK/'dʒeli/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLA2

Definitions

n.

A soft, semi-transparent food made from fruit juice and sugar or gelatin; any soft, gelatinous substance

果冻;果酱;胶状物

v.

To set or cause to set into a jelly-like consistency; to wiggle like jelly

使凝结成冻,变成胶状

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
jellroot
+
ycharacterized by
=jelly

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The children enjoyed spreading jelly on their sandwiches at lunch.

  • 2.

    The transparent jelly coating protected the delicate wound.

  • 3.

    Strawberry jelly shimmered in the glass bowl under the kitchen lights.

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