clam
n. 蚌,蛤; 〈美口〉沉默寡言的人; 鉗子; 〈美俚〉銀幣
Clams are a kind of shellfish which can be eaten.
1. burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud
2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar
3. flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
1. gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
clam up 【非正式用語】
拒絕講話
The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.
藤壺和蛤類是濾過覓食者的兩種例子.
It'started off well, but he seemed to clam up towards the end.
剛開始很, 但是最後他似乎有些沉默.
The movie star is a clam about her age.
這影星對她的年齡守口如瓶.
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.