英语词汇“clam up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	clam up
释义	Trends of clam up View usage for: clam up phrasal verb If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets. [informal] As soon as I told her my name, she clammed up. [VERB PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for clam clam up in British English verb (intr, adverb) informal to keep or become silent or withhold information clam up in American English US Informal to keep silent or refuse to talk See full dictionary entry for clam Examples of 'clam up' in a sentence clam up When we try to talk to him about it he clams up and gets angry. The Sun (2016) Usually anyone halfway close to the royal family clams up when the press asks anything about them. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But she clams up when anyone tries to ask her about it. The Sun (2016) If there were more than two people in a room he'd clam up. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Law firms, in my experience, are always quick to clam up when things go wrong. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Chinese translation of 'clam up' clam up (inf) vi 沉默不语(語) (chénmò bùyǔ) See clam Nearby words of clam up cl claim clam clam up clamber clamp clamp down
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