clam

英 [klæm]

美 [klæm]

n.  蛤; 蛤蜊; 蚌
v.  （在沙滩上）挖蛤; 保持沉默，闭嘴不言; 嘴紧

复数：clams　过去式：clammed　第三人称单数：clams　过去分词：clammed　现在分词：clamming　

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Collins.1 / BNC.22938 / COCA.10109

短语动词

短语用例

clam up (on sb)

• （尤指被询问时）拒不开口，闭口不言
  to refuse to speak, especially when sb asks you about sth
  1. clam chowder/soup
     蛤蜊杂烩汤；蛤蜊汤

牛津词典

noun

• 蛤；蛤蜊；蚌
  a shellfish that can be eaten. It has a shell in two parts that can open and close.
  1. clam chowder/soup
     蛤蜊杂烩汤；蛤蜊汤

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• 蛤；蚌；蛤蜊
  Clamsare a kind of shellfish which can be eaten.

英英释义

noun

• burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud
• flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
• a piece of paper money worth one dollar
  Synonym:dollardollar billone dollar billbuck

verb

• gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

双语例句

• A smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel.
  在蛤或者牡蛎的壳里的圆滑的有光泽的结构；其价值相当于宝石。
• Don't clam up just when the story is getting interesting.
  别到故事正有趣时就不讲了。
• The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.
  藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。
• She always presents a clam smiling face.
  她总是展现出平和的微笑。
• I totally lost myself into digging clam, I didn't pay much attention to the water.
  我彻底投入到挖蚌中了，没有多注意涨潮上来的水。
• Although I don't know him, I like to thank him everytime when we go digging clam later.
  尽管我不认识他，我想我会在以后每次挖蚌的时候感谢他的。
• After giving your price, clam up.
  给了你的价格之后，便要一言不发。
• Scientists set up a glass box with water and beads and stuck a living razor clam inside.
  科学家们设计了一个玻璃盒子，盒子里面装有水和沙粒，然后把一只活的剃刀蛤蚌放在里面。
• He used to clam up if you tried to ask him about his childhood.
  以前如果你试图问他的童年，他会拒不开口的。
• I special enjoy myself in painting class, it really made me happy, clam and absorbed.
  我特别喜欢画画课，它让我真正的开心、平静和专注。