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jell

verb
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 (especially North American English)
(British English usually gel)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they jell
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he / she / it jells
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past simple jelled
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past participle jelled
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-ing form jelling
🔊/ˈdʒelɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (of two or more people两个或更多的人) to work well together; to form a successful group联手共事；结为一体
    • We just didn't jell as a group.我们就是不能成为一个集体。🔊🔊
    Topics Successc2
  2. [intransitive] (of an idea, a thought, a plan, etc.主意、想法、计划等) to become clearer and more definite; to work well变得更清楚；显得更明确；有效；起作用
    • Ideas were beginning to jell in my mind.各种想法在我头脑里逐渐明朗起来。🔊🔊
    • That day, everything jelled.那天，一切都很顺利。🔊🔊
  3. [intransitive] (specialist) (of a liquid液体) to become thicker and more solid; to form a gel胶凝；胶化；形成胶体
    4. Word Originmid 18th cent.: back-formation from jelly.