Chinese translation for "clam"

 
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。

Related Translations:

surf clam:  【动物；动物学】碎浪蛤蜊。

round clam:  【动物；动物学】(北美)蛤蜊 (＝quahog)。

clam trap:  〔美俚〕嘴。

Example Sentences:

	1.	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。
	3.	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。
	5.	That ' s 200 to one . that would pay a million clams 赔率是200比1赢了就有1百万
	6.	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。
	7.	When vinnie entered the room , mary clammed up 温妮一进入房间，玛丽就闭嘴了。
	8.	When vinnie entered the room , mary clammed up 文尼已进入房间，玛丽就闭嘴了。
	9.	B : yup ! i also like clam soup and sea cucumbers 对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
	10.	She clammed up whenever i mentioned her husband 每当我提到他丈夫，她就不说话了。

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