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Jam: to become unable to move or work; to make something do this （使）卡住，不能動彈，不能運轉 ~ (sth) (up)
The photocopier keeps jamming up. 這復印機總是卡紙。 V
There's a loose part that keeps jamming the mechanism. 有個零件松了經常卡住機器。 VN
The valve has jammed shut. 閥門給卡住了打不開。 V-ADJ
He jammed the door open with a piece of wood. 他用一塊木頭卡住門讓它開著。
Initiative: the power or opportunity to act and gain an advantage before other people do 掌握有利條件的能力（或機會）；主動權 singular
to seize/lose the initiative 掌握╱喪失先機
It was up to the US to take the initiative in repairing relations. 在修復關系方面應由美國采取主動。
Commute: to travel regularly by bus, train, car, etc. between your place of work and your home （乘公共汽車、火車、汽車等）上下班往返，經常往返（于兩地） V
She commutes from Oxford to London every day. 她每天上下班往返于牛津與倫敦之間。
He spent that year commuting between New York and Chicago. 那年他穿梭來往于紐約與芝加哥之間。
I live within commuting distance of Dublin. 我住在離都柏林上下班可乘公交車往返的地方。
People are prepared to commute long distances if they are desperate for work. 亟需得到工作的人會愿意長途乘車往返上下班。 VN
Elaborate: to explain or describe something in a more detailed way 詳盡闡述；詳細描述 ~ (on/upon sth)
He said he was resigning but did not elaborate on his reasons. 他說他準備辭職但未詳細說明原因。 V
She went on to elaborate her argument. 她進而詳盡闡述了她的論點。
Metropolis: a large important city (often the capital city of a country or region) 大都會；大城市；首都；首府
