Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5688
jar
罐子；广口瓶
a wide-mouthed container, usually cylindrical and without handles
- 1.
a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
一种通常为圆柱形、口宽且无把手的容器
- 2.
the quantity contained in a jar
罐子中所含的量
- 3.
a sudden jarring impact
突然的震动冲击
一罐（的量）；突然的震动；冲击；一种通常为圆柱形、口宽且无把手的容器；罐子中所含的量；突然的震动冲击
In use
She stored the dried herbs in a glass jar on the kitchen shelf.
Please put the lid back on the jar after you take out a spoonful of jam.
He bought several jars of different sizes for his homemade pickles.
he drank a jar of beer
all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
a jar of [noun]
用于表示装满某物的广口瓶，常用量词为 '罐' 或 '瓶'。
She bought a jar of honey.
她买了一罐蜂蜜。
in a jar
表示物品放置于广口瓶内，常用介词 'in'。
The cookies are stored in a jar.
Connections
Collocations
- glass jar
- 玻璃罐
- She keeps the spices in a glass jar.她把香料放在玻璃罐里。
- cookie jar
- 饼干罐
- There's still one cookie left in the cookie jar.饼干罐里还剩一块饼干。
- jam jar
- 果酱罐
- He recycled the jam jar as a drinking glass.他把果酱罐改作水杯使用。
- mason jar
- 梅森罐
- Mason jars are popular for storing homemade jam.梅森罐常用来存放自制果酱。
- a jar of honey
- 一罐蜂蜜
- I bought a jar of honey at the market.我在市场买了一罐蜂蜜。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 jar 的 j 想成罐子的小把手，ar 读起来像“啊”——看到宽口罐子就“啊”地打开。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：kitchen and pantry、grocery store、storage and organization jar 作名词时通常指玻璃或塑料制成的广口容器，也可指一罐的量，多用于日常生活、购物、收纳和烹饪等场景。该用法口语和书面语都很自然，属于中性词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 jar /dʒɑr/ 押韵的常见词有 car、bar、far、star，它们的重读元音和后续辅音都是 /ɑr/。注意拼写相似的 lookalikes 发音不同：war 读 /wɔr/，dollar 读 /ˈdɑlər/，它们都不与 jar 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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