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

• 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。
• 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。
• Seeds of economic crops& Oil crops The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.
  GB4407.2-1996经济作物种子油料类藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。
• Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes.
  大西洋海岸产的硬壳圆蛤类；大蛤通常作杂烩用，其他蛤做菜。
• 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。
• 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。
• Determination of Trace Elements in Oyster, Razor clam and Manila clams
  牡蛎、缢蛏和菲律宾蛤仔中微量元素的分析研究
• 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。
• I tried to stop the bleeding with some tissues. I stayed clam and frighteningly pleasure.
  我试图用些纸巾止血，并保持着冷静和令人惊悚的愉悦。