
n.蛤;沉默寡言的人
vi.保持沉默;挖蚌
Everybody shut 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 a clam about his business dealing. 他對(duì)自己的生意買(mǎi)賣(mài)守口如瓶。
用作不及物動(dòng)詞 (vi.)It started off well, but he seemed to clam up towards the end. 剛開(kāi)始很,但是最后他似乎有些沉默。
I used to clam up when the talk turned to politics or economics 當(dāng)話題轉(zhuǎn)到政治或經(jīng)濟(jì)問(wèn)題時(shí),我常沉默不語(yǔ)。
n.蛤殼;蛤殼式挖泥機(jī)