clam up

1. 解詞釋義

Clam up是用蚌遇到危險時合上的動作來形容人在某種場合下“閉嘴不言語”“拒不開口”“ 三緘其口”“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.

你不能跟那些農民談話. 他們象外交部一樣,可能一點口氣也不漏。

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

每當Bev走過時, Roy總是緊張得說不出話來。

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

當話題轉到政治或經濟問題時，我常沉默不語。

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

你媽媽跟你爸爸生氣的時候幾天不說話。

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