clam 详细解释
clam
[klæm]
n.蛤, 沉默寡言的人
vi.保持沉默, 挖蚌
n.
1. 蛤, 蛤蜊, 蚌[C]
Everybody shuts up like a clam as soon as you mention it.
你一提及此事, 大家便都闭口不言。
2. (供食用的)蛤肉[U]
3. 沉默寡言的人, 守口如瓶的人[C]
The movie star is a clam about her age.
这影星对她的年龄守口如瓶。
4. 蛤式抓斗[C]
5. (俗)一元, 一块钱
vi.
1. 拾蛤, 捞蛤, 挖蛤
They go clamming every weekend in the summer.
他们夏天每个周末都去挖蛤蜊。
They often go clamming.
他们常去浅滩拾蛤蜊。
2. 闭嘴不言; 保持沉默[(+up)]
She clammed up when people mentioned her son.
人们一提起他儿子, 她就三缄其口。
词形变化
名词: clammer | 动词过去式: clammed | 动词过去分词: clammed | 动词现在分词: clamming | 动词第三人称单数: clams |
英英释义
名词 clam:
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
同义词：dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck
flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
动词 clam:
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
短语词组
(as) happy as a clam
1. 非常高兴; 非常满足
He is now as happy as a clam.
他现在相当满足。
clam up
1. 停止讲话; 变为沉默; 保持沉默
The suspect clammed up when lawyers asked about his girlfriend.
当律师问嫌疑犯有关他女友的事时, 他闭口不答。
Will you clam up! The boss is talking.
请你保持安静! 老板在说话。
You should not clam up on him.
你不应该拒绝跟他谈话。
补充
clamclam英:[klæm] 美:[klæm]n.1.蚌, 蛤The restaurant's specialities are fried clams.这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。vi.1.(在沙滩上)挖蛤例句
1. We went razor clamming in the spring.春天我们去采竹蛏。 2. steamed clams蒸蛤蜊 3. clam chowder蛤蜊杂烩汤 4. He won 20 clams [=(more commonly) bucks] playing poker.他打扑克牌赢了20美元。 5. She spent the afternoon reading and was as happy as a clam.她花了一个下午时间读书，心情十分愉悦。 6. They clammed up when the detectives started asking questions.侦探开始盘问时，他们便缄默不语了。 7. "A bunch of people saw what happened, but they all clammed up about it."一群人目睹了发生的事，但他们都缄口不言。