【clam】 - A-level备考词汇

clam

UK:  [klæm]

US:  [klæm]

复数：clams  现在分词：clamming  过去分词：clammed  

n.

1.蛤蜊

2.蚌

3.抓斗

4.夹板

5.〔英国〕钳,夹子

6.〔美俚〕银币,一元

7.〔美口〕沉默寡言的人,嘴紧的人

8.〔美俚〕(爵士音乐中)错误的音

9.【动物;动物学】蛤;蛤肉

adj.

1.冷静的

v.

1.捞蛤

2.奏出[唱出]错音

3.〔美俚〕嘴紧,话少

1 . I was wondering how the hell we'd ever get out of the place without a fight. Fillmore, by this time, was as silent as a clam.
当时我想不打一架恐怕是逃不出那地方了，这时菲尔莫沉默着，一句话也不说。

2 . Clam she shut up like a clam when they began to ask questions.
他们一开始提问，他顿时沉默不语了。

3 . Some human confess simple sins, like this as stealing a clam or starting at the cleft of a woman's bosom.
有些人忏悔一般的小过错，比如偷了一只蛤蜊或者偷看女刚出生的孩子的乳沟。

4 . As long as he gets to spend some quality time with his wife and kids on weekends, he'll be happy as a clam .
只要每个周末能和妻子、孩子们好好相处一段时间，他就十分开心了。

5 . Any sudden change, and the clam is closed for business, although never fast enough to put a person out of commission.
任何突然的变化，巨蚌都会关门停业，虽然绝不会快到夹住一个人。