"clam" in Chinese (Traditional)
蛤蜊蚶
Definition
蛤蜊是一種軟體動物,有兩片殼包著軟體,在食物中常見。在非正式英語裡,"clam" 也指話很少的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“clam” 指食物時可數,例如 “three clams”。在口語裡稱某人 “clam” 是指他很安靜或不愛說話。常見慣用語有 “as happy as a clam”(非常開心)。不要和 oyster(牡蠣)或 mussel(淡菜)混淆。
Examples
I found a clam on the beach.
我在海灘上撿到了一個**蛤蜊**。
The soup has many clams in it.
這湯裡有很多**蛤蜊**。
A clam lives inside two shells.
**蛤蜊**住在兩個殼裡。
He’s such a clam—he never shares how he feels.
他就像**蛤蜊**——從不表達自己的感受。
She clammed up like a clam when we asked about her day.
我們問她那天怎麼樣,她就像**蛤蜊**一樣沉默了。
I’m as happy as a clam on my day off!
放假的時候我像**蛤蜊**一樣開心!