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clam-shell的意思

clam-shell

英文词源

clam-shell (n.): c. 1500; see clam (n.) + shell (n.). As "hinged iron box or bucket used in dredging," from 1877.

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.

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.

3. The movie star is a clam about her age.: 这影星对她的年龄守口如瓶.

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.

5. He is now as happy as a clam.: 他现在相当满足.

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