clam

noun

/klæm/

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a shellfish that can be eaten. It has a shell in two parts that can open and close.蛤；蛤蜊；蚌
- clam chowder/soup蛤蜊杂烩汤；蛤蜊汤
- The moment I mentioned the children he closed up like a clam (= became silent and refused to discuss the topic).我一提到孩子们，他就沉默不语。
Topics Fish and shellfishc2
词源early 16th cent.: apparently from earlier clam ‘a clamp’, from Old English clam, clamm ‘a bond or bondage’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klemme, German Klemme, also to clamp.

clam

verb

/klæm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they clam	/klæm/ /klæm/
he / she / it clams	/klæmz/ /klæmz/
past simple clammed	/klæmd/ /klæmd/
past participle clammed	/klæmd/ /klæmd/
-ing form clamming	/ˈklæmɪŋ/ /ˈklæmɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

词源early 16th cent.: apparently from earlier clam ‘a clamp’, from Old English clam, clamm ‘a bond or bondage’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klemme, German Klemme, also to clamp.

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