英语口语练习小对话 第877期:据不开口,三缄其口

clam up

1. 解词释义

Clam up是用蚌遇到危险时合上的动作来形容人在某种场合下“闭嘴不言语”“拒不开口”“ 三缄其口”“保持沉默”等等意思。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. You can't talk with those peasants. They can clam up as well as the Foreign Office.

你不能跟那些农民谈话. 他们象外交部一样,可能一点口气也不漏。

e.g. Whenever Bev walked by, Roy got so nervous that he would just clam up.

每当Bev走过时, Roy总是紧张得说不出话来。

e.g. I used to clam up when the talk turned to politics or economics.

当话题转到政治或经济问题时，我常沉默不语。

e.g. She could clam up for days when she is angry with my father.

你妈妈跟你爸爸生气的时候几天不说话。