Clam
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n. 蚌，蛤;〈美口〉沉默寡言的人;鉗子;〈美俚〉銀幣;
v. （在沙灘上）挖蛤;〈美俚〉嘴緊;奏出（唱出）錯音;
?? 例句
You should not clam up on him.
你不應該拒絕跟他談話。
Whenever Bev walked by, Roy got so nervous he would just clam up.
每當Bev走過時，Roy總是緊張得說不出話來。
Everybody shuts up like a clam as soon as you mention it.
你一提及此事,大家便都閉口不言。
He is now as happy as a clam.
他現在相當滿足。
They often go clamming.
他們常去淺灘拾蛤蜊。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ clam-蛤,clamp-夾緊:蛤會夾緊你的手
※ calm-風平浪靜,clam-蛤:大海風平浪靜時,就可以采集蛤
※ 諧音“可憐嘛”:蛤蜊是種美食,很可憐,命中注定要被吃掉
?? 詞根
?? 牛津釋義
clam
n
large shellfish with a hinged shell 蛤; 蛤蜊; 蚌. clam, v (-mm-)
1 [I] (US) (usu 通常作 go clamming) dig for clams (on a beach) （在沙灘上）挖蛤.
2 (phr v) clam up (infml 口) become silent; refuse to speak 沉默不語; 拒不說話
He always clammed up when we asked him about his family. 我們一問到他的家庭時, 他總是閉口不言.
?? 擴展釋義
*[kl?m]n. 蛤, 沉默寡言的人vi. 撈蛤相關詞組: clam up
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From what Robbie and Alexandra have told me,
從Robbie和Alexandra告訴我的情況， 看來
Will anyone be able to fill her shoes now that she's left the company?
既然她已經離開了公司，有人能接替她的位置嗎？
What's that fly doing in my soup?
我湯里的這只蒼蠅在干什么呢？