clam up

phrasal verbphr v informalTALK TO somebody to suddenly stop talking, especially when you are nervous or shy 〔尤指因紧张、害羞而〕突然闭口，突然沉默不语

A sensitive child is likely just to clam up.

敏感的孩子可能就会闭口不言。

Examples from the Corpus

clam up• He always clams up when I ask him about his job -- do you think he's doing something illegal?• The police took her in for questioning, but she clammed up when they asked about her boyfriend.

→ clam up at clam2(1)

单词	clam up
释义	clam up clam up phrasal verbphr v informalTALK TO somebody to suddenly stop talking, especially when you are nervous or shy 〔尤指因紧张、害羞而〕突然闭口，突然沉默不语 A sensitive child is likely just to clam up. 敏感的孩子可能就会闭口不言。 Examples from the Corpus clam up• He always clams up when I ask him about his job -- do you think he's doing something illegal?• The police took her in for questioning, but she clammed up when they asked about her boyfriend. → clam up at clam2(1)
随便看	look a fright look after look after number one look-after-number-one look after sb look after somebody look after somebody/something look after something look after sth look ahead look-alike look alike lookalike look-alikes lookalikes look a picture look around look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards look a sight look-a-sight look askance look askance at look askance at sb look askance at somebody look askance (at somebody/something)