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

• An edible American clam.
  一种可食用的美洲蛤蜊。
• 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。
• Don't clam up just when the story is getting interesting.
  别到故事正有趣时就不讲了。
• Hey, clam up, will you? I've heard enough already about how hard you work!
  你别说了，行不行？我已经听够了你说自己工作多卖力的话了！
• And, you came to the kitchen, boiling a pot of clam U.S.light sponge gourd soup.
  然后，你来到厨房，煮一锅鲜美清淡的蛤蜊丝瓜汤。
• Today we have chicken noodle, tomato and clam chowder.
  女招待：今天有鸡面、蕃茄、杂烩汤。
• Poached River Shrimp, Poached Crab Claw, Sea Scallop and Clam.
  水煮河虾，水煮蟹爪，扇贝和蛤哩。
• The boys were having a great time preparing their own dinner, Clam Chowders and French bread.
  男孩子们在准备他们的晚餐，蛤蜊海鲜杂烩浓汤和法国面包中，度过美好时光。
• She always presents a clam smiling face.
  她总是展现出平和的微笑。
• 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。