"jell" in Chinese (Simplified)
凝固成胶
Definition
当某种液体变得像果冻一样稠,或想法、人或事开始和谐地合作或变得清晰。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Jell”既可指液体变成果冻状,也可比喻事情、团队或想法渐渐明了或合作顺畅。在英语中多见于口语表达,不要和“gel”(指发胶或物理上的凝胶)混淆。常见表达如“the team began to jell”。
Examples
The jam needs to jell before you can eat it.
果酱要先**凝固**才能吃。
After an hour, the dessert began to jell.
一小时后,甜点开始**成胶**了。
The plan didn't jell as we hoped.
计划没有像我们希望的那样**成型**。
It took a while for the team to really jell.
球队过了一阵子才开始真正**磨合**。
Once our ideas started to jell, the project moved fast.
我们的想法一旦开始**清晰起来**,项目就推进很快。
At first, the sauce seemed watery, but it will jell as it cools.
一开始酱汁很稀,冷却后就会**凝固**。