"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**。