| 释义 |
clam/klæm/ n. & v.●n. 1 any bivalve mollusc, esp. the edible N. American hard or round clam (Venus mercenaria) or the soft or long clam (Mya arenaria) 蛤，蛤蜊(双壳软体动物，尤指可食用的北美硬壳圆蛤或软体蛤或长蛤) 2 colloq. a shy or withdrawn person [口]腼腆的人；内敛的人 ●v. intr. (clammed, clamming) 1 dig for clams 挖蛤，拾蛤 2 (foll. by 后跟 up) colloq. refuse to talk [口]保持沉默，拒不开口 [16th c.: apparently from clam ‘a clamp’] |