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词典释义：
jam tomorrow
英 [dʒam təˈmɒrəʊ]
美 [dʒæm təˈmɔroʊ]
双语例句
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They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow.
他们并不满足于那些美好未来的空话。
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Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday-but never jam today.
明天有果酱，昨天有果酱，就是今天没有果酱。
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Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday — But never jam today.
明日有果酱，昨日有果酱——但是今日没有果酱。
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Please take care of today, but than, it is jam tomorrow.
请善待今天，否则就会明日果酱。
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We hope the car he promised to buy is not a jam tomorrow.
明天我希望他答应买的车不是一瓶果酱。
百科
释义
Brit. a pleasant thing which is often promised but rarely materializes
〈英〉允诺而做不到的好事；可望而不可即的事物
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a promise of jam tomorrow wasn't enough to satisfy them.
口惠而实不至的诺言难以令他们满意。［ORIGIN phrase from Lewis Carroll's
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Through the Looking Glass （1871）.
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