n. (pl.clam,clams) 1.【动物;动物学】蛤;蛤肉。 2.〔美口〕沉默寡言的人,嘴紧的人。 3.〔美俚〕银币,一元。 短语和例子 razor clam蛏。 as close as a clam 〔美国〕一毛不拔的,守口如瓶的。 happy as a clam (at high tide) 〔美口〕极幸福的。 vi. 1.捞蛤。 2.〔美俚〕嘴紧,话少。 短语和例子 clam up 嘴紧,死不开口。 adj. -like 像蛤的;一言不发的。 n. 〔英国〕钳,夹子。 n. 〔美俚〕(爵士音乐中)错误的音。 vi. 奏出[唱出]错音。
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
a piece of paper money worth one dollar 同义词:dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck,
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
例句与用法
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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。
2.
He clammed up . 他咬紧牙关,不肯交代。
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I have fish , oysters and clams . could you help me clean them ? 我有鱼,蚝和蚌,能否请你帮我洗洗呢?
4.
You can't talk with those peasants. they can clam up as well as the foreign office . 你不能跟那些农民谈话。他们象外交部一样,可能一点口气也不漏。
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That ' s 200 to one . that would pay a million clams 赔率是200比1赢了就有1百万
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I ' ll bet she ' s as juicy as a freshwater clam 我敢打赌她就像淡水蚌一样肉感多汁。
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When vinnie entered the room , mary clammed up 温妮一进入房间,玛丽就闭嘴了。
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When vinnie entered the room , mary clammed up 文尼已进入房间,玛丽就闭嘴了。
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B : yup ! i also like clam soup and sea cucumbers 对呀!我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
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She clammed up whenever i mentioned her husband 每当我提到他丈夫,她就不说话了。