clam
英 [klæm]
美 [klæm]
- vi. 捞蛤;保持沉默,闭嘴不言
- n. 蛤;沉默寡言的人;钳子
- n. (Clam)人名;(德、西)克拉姆;(法)克朗
助记提示
1. “蛤蜊”本身很像该词的近似音译。青岛人将其念着“gala”,据说源于四本当年殖民统治时日语发音的影响,而日语发音就是该英语单词发音的近似音译。
2. 谐音“壳耐磨”----想到这个谐音就直到它是贝壳类动物---蛤蜊外部有两片坚硬的贝壳,当然很耐磨了。
3. clamp => clam.
双语例句
- 1. The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.
- 藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子.
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- 2. It'started off well, but he seemed to clam up towards the end.
- 刚开始很, 但是最后他似乎有些沉默.
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- 3. The movie star is a clam about her age.
- 这影星对她的年龄守口如瓶.
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- 4. Everybody shuts up like a clam as soon as you mention it.
- 你一提及此事,大家便都闭口不言.
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- 5. He is now as happy as a clam.
- 他现在相当满足.
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