| 单词 | clam |
| 释义 | clam clam1 —clamlike, adj. —clammer, n. /klam/, n. , v. , clammed, clamming. n. 1. any of various bivalve mollusks, esp. certain edible species. Cf. quahog, soft-shell clam. 2. Informal. a secretive or silent person. 3. clamminess. 4. Slang. a dollar or the sum of a dollar: I only made 60 clams a week. v.i. 5. to gather or dig clams. 6. clam up, Slang. to refuse to talk or reply; refrain from talking or divulging information: The teacher asked who had thrown the eraser, but the class clammed up. [1585-95; short for clam-shell, i.e., bivalve with a shell that clamps. See CLAM2, SHELL] clam2 /klam/, n. 1. Brit. Dial. clamp1 (defs. 1-3). 2. Mach. (formerly) pincers. [bef. 1000; ME; OE, deriv. of clamm fetter, grasp; c. G Klamm fetter; akin to CLAMP] |
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