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clammed up

/klam/US // klæm //UK // (klæm) //

闭口不言,闭口不谈,闭门不出,闭口不提

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
    • : Informal. a secretive or silent person.
    • : clamminess.
    • : Slang. a dollar or the sum of a dollar: I only made 60 clams a week.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    clammed, clam·ming.

    • : to gather or dig clams.
  1. 1
    • : 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.

Phrases

  • clam up
  • happy as the day is long (as a clam)

Synonyms & Antonyms

as innoncommittal
Antonyms
as inquiet
Synonyms
muted缄默的,沉默的,缄默不语,缄默peaceful宁静,宁静的,和平的,和平reticent沉默寡言,寡言少语,缄默不语,缄默silent无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默soft软,软的,软性,软体close关闭,密切,结束,靠近hushed沙哑的,沉默寡言,沉默不语,沉默寡言的low低,低的,低位,低级muffled低沉的声音,闷声不响的,闷闷不乐,闷闷不乐的mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧whist哨子,吹口哨,哨子声,哨声buttoned up扣好了,扣好了的,扣好纽扣,扣好纽扣的close-mouthed闭口不言,闭口不谈,闭口不语,闭口不谈的could hear a pin drop落针可闻,听得见针掉下来,听得见一根针掉下来dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言hushful温顺的,温馨的,温顺,温馨inaudible听不清楚,听不清,听不清楚的,听不清的low-pitched低沉的,低调的,低沉的声音,低沉noiseless无声无息,无声,无噪音,无声的not saying boo不言而喻,不言而喻的是,不言而喻的quiescent静止的,静止状态,静止,静止期secretive隐秘的,诡秘的,秘密的,隐蔽的soundless无声,无声的,无声无息,没有声音speechless哑口无言,语无伦次,说不出话来了,说不出话来taciturn无声无息,沉默寡言,寡言少语,无声无息的tight-lipped讳莫如深,闭口不谈,缄默不语,缄口不言uncommunicative沉默寡言,寡言少语,沉默不语,沉默寡言的人unexpressed未表达的,未表达,未表达出来的,未表达出来unspeaking不言而喻,不言不语,不言语,无言unuttered未发表的,未发表,无声无息,毫无保留
as inreticent
Synonyms
muted缄默的,沉默的,缄默不语,缄默peaceful宁静,宁静的,和平的,和平reticent沉默寡言,寡言少语,缄默不语,缄默silent无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默soft软,软的,软性,软体close关闭,密切,结束,靠近hushed沙哑的,沉默寡言,沉默不语,沉默寡言的low低,低的,低位,低级muffled低沉的声音,闷声不响的,闷闷不乐,闷闷不乐的mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧whist哨子,吹口哨,哨子声,哨声buttoned up扣好了,扣好了的,扣好纽扣,扣好纽扣的close-mouthed闭口不言,闭口不谈,闭口不语,闭口不谈的could hear a pin drop落针可闻,听得见针掉下来,听得见一根针掉下来dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言hushful温顺的,温馨的,温顺,温馨inaudible听不清楚,听不清,听不清楚的,听不清的low-pitched低沉的,低调的,低沉的声音,低沉noiseless无声无息,无声,无噪音,无声的not saying boo不言而喻,不言而喻的是,不言而喻的quiescent静止的,静止状态,静止,静止期secretive隐秘的,诡秘的,秘密的,隐蔽的soundless无声,无声的,无声无息,没有声音speechless哑口无言,语无伦次,说不出话来了,说不出话来taciturn无声无息,沉默寡言,寡言少语,无声无息的tight-lipped讳莫如深,闭口不谈,缄默不语,缄口不言uncommunicative沉默寡言,寡言少语,沉默不语,沉默寡言的人unexpressed未表达的,未表达,未表达出来的,未表达出来unspeaking不言而喻,不言不语,不言语,无言unuttered未发表的,未发表,无声无息,毫无保留
as insecretive
as insilent
Synonyms
hushed沙哑的,沉默寡言,沉默不语,沉默寡言的mum妈妈,妈咪,妈,母亲mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默restrained节制,克制,拘束的,节制的reticent沉默寡言,寡言少语,缄默不语,缄默bashful腼腆的,腼腆,羞涩的,羞涩buttoned up扣好了,扣好了的,扣好纽扣,扣好纽扣的checked经检查,检查过的,经查,已检查close关闭,密切,结束,靠近closed up关闭了,结束了,关闭,闭馆closemouthed闭口不言,闭口不谈,闭口不提,闭口不谈的curbed遏制的,遏制,遏止的,遏止dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言dummied up哑巴,哑巴了,虚伪的,假的faint微弱的,淡淡的,晕眩的,晕倒的hush嘘嘘,嘘寒问暖,嘘嘘声,嘘iced冰镇,冰镇的,冰的,冰冻的inarticulate口齿不清,词不达意,语无伦次,口齿不清的incoherent不连贯,不连贯的,不连贯性,不伦不类inconversable不可逆转的,不可逆转,不可逆的,不可逆indistinct隐隐约约,隐约可见,模糊不清的,隐约可见的inhibited被抑制的,被抑制,受抑制的,被禁止laconic沉默寡言,口齿不清,沉默寡言的,口齿不清的mousy狡猾的,闷闷不乐,狡猾,狡猾的人muted缄默的,沉默的,缄默不语,缄默noiseless无声无息,无声,无噪音,无声的nonvocal不发声,非发声,非声乐,无声的not talkative不爱说话,不苟言笑,不善言辞,少言寡语reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利shy羞涩,羞涩的,害羞,害羞的silentious沉默不语,沉默寡言,沉默的人,沉默soundless无声,无声的,无声无息,没有声音still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧struck dumb傻眼了,傻眼taciturn无声无息,沉默寡言,寡言少语,无声无息的tongue-tied结舌,结舌的,碍口,碍手碍脚unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明uncommunicative沉默寡言,寡言少语,沉默不语,沉默寡言的人unheard不闻不问,无人听闻,未闻,不听话unsociable独来独往,不合群的人,不合群,独来独往的人unspeaking不言而喻,不言不语,不言语,无言voiceless无声,无声的,无声无息,无声音wordless无字,无言,无词,无语zipped压缩,压缩的,压缩版,压缩文件
as inspeechless
as instill
Synonyms
closed关闭的,关闭,已关闭,已关闭的fixed固定的,固定,固定式,固定不变halcyon卤素,幻影,卤水,卤煮hushed沙哑的,沉默寡言,沉默不语,沉默寡言的pacific太平洋,太平洋地区,太平洋的,太平洋地区的sealed密封的,密封式,密封,密封式的smooth顺利,顺畅,畅通,平滑stable稳定的,稳定,稳固的,稳固static静电,静电的stock-still库存-静止whist哨子,吹口哨,哨子声,哨声at rest静止时,静止的时候,休息时,静止buttoned up扣好了,扣好了的,扣好纽扣,扣好纽扣的close-mouthed闭口不言,闭口不谈,闭口不语,闭口不谈的deathlike死样,死状,死样的,死状的deathly死亡的,致命的,死气沉沉,死气沉沉的deathly quiet死一般的安静,死一般的寂静,死一般的宁静,死寂deathly still死气沉沉,死寂,死一般的寂静,死气沉沉的hushful温顺的,温馨的,温顺,温馨inert惰性,惰性的,惰性气体,懒惰lifeless无生命,无生命的,无生命力,没有生命力noiseless无声无息,无声,无噪音,无声的peaceful宁静,宁静的,和平的,和平placid平静的,平和的,平静,平和restful安宁的,安息,安息的,安宁serene宁静的,宁静,安详,安详的silent无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默soundless无声,无声的,无声无息,没有声音stagnant停滞不前,停滞不前的,停滞,停顿stationary固定的,静止的,静态的,固定式tranquil恬静的,平静的,宁静的,恬静undisturbed不受干扰的,不被打扰的,不受打扰的,不受影响的unruffled从容不迫,不慌不忙,从容不迫的,从容不迫地unstirring不动声色,搅拌,不动摇,搅拌器untroubled无忧无虑,无忧无虑的,从容不迫,无忧
as inincommunicative
as ininobtrusive
as inuncommunicable
as insilence
Synonyms
cut off截断,切断,斩断,断gag插科打诨,噱头,诨名,诨号muffle闷棍,闷响,闷闷不乐,闷声发大财mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默muzzle枪口,炮口,钳制,枪口上quash驳斥,撤销,驳回,拒绝quell熄灭,平息,遏止,平息下来squelch静音,静噪,压制,压抑stifle窒息,压制,扼杀,窒息而死subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制clam蛤蜊,蛤蛤,蛤,蛤蛎dampen沾湿,沾沾自喜,沾湿了,润湿deaden死气沉沉,死亡,死气沉沉的,死人dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的extinguish熄灭,扑灭,灭绝,灭亡hush嘘嘘,嘘寒问暖,嘘嘘声,嘘lull忽悠,冷清,忽冷忽热,冷淡overawe凌厉,凌辱,凌迟,凌驾quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静quieten平息,平抚,安抚,平息下来shush嘘嘘,嘘声,嘘,嘘嘘声soft-pedal软脚板,软式踏板,软踏板,软脚踏still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧tongue-tie结舌,舌头打结,舌吻,结舌的choke off窒息,掐断,掐死,窒息而死clam up闭口不言,闭口不谈,蜷缩,闭口不提close up闭合,关闭,近距离,封闭cool it冷却它,凉拌,冷静,冷静下来cut short缩短,缩短了,缩减,缩短时间decrease the volume降低音量,减小音量,减少音量,减轻音量dry up干涸,涸泽而渔,阴干,干枯dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言dummy up假的了,假人了,假货,假人hold one's tongue住嘴,管住嘴,住口,管住自己的嘴hush one's mouth咽口水,唫,肃静,啧啧称奇hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地keep it down抑扬顿挫,缄默不语,缄默不言,抑止pipe down喉管下移,喉管下沉,喉管向下,喉管下垂quiet down安静下来,静下来,平静下来,平息下来say nothing什么也不说,无话可说,不言而喻,什么都不说shut up闭上嘴巴,住口,收声,闭上嘴sit on坐于,坐下来,坐拥,坐在这里strike dumb傻眼了,傻傻分不清楚,傻子,傻傻分不清
as instifle
Synonyms
cut off截断,切断,斩断,断gag插科打诨,噱头,诨名,诨号muffle闷棍,闷响,闷闷不乐,闷声发大财mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默muzzle枪口,炮口,钳制,枪口上quash驳斥,撤销,驳回,拒绝quell熄灭,平息,遏止,平息下来squelch静音,静噪,压制,压抑stifle窒息,压制,扼杀,窒息而死subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制clam蛤蜊,蛤蛤,蛤,蛤蛎dampen沾湿,沾沾自喜,沾湿了,润湿deaden死气沉沉,死亡,死气沉沉的,死人dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的extinguish熄灭,扑灭,灭绝,灭亡hush嘘嘘,嘘寒问暖,嘘嘘声,嘘lull忽悠,冷清,忽冷忽热,冷淡overawe凌厉,凌辱,凌迟,凌驾quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静quieten平息,平抚,安抚,平息下来shush嘘嘘,嘘声,嘘,嘘嘘声soft-pedal软脚板,软式踏板,软踏板,软脚踏still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧tongue-tie结舌,舌头打结,舌吻,结舌的choke off窒息,掐断,掐死,窒息而死clam up闭口不言,闭口不谈,蜷缩,闭口不提close up闭合,关闭,近距离,封闭cool it冷却它,凉拌,冷静,冷静下来cut short缩短,缩短了,缩减,缩短时间decrease the volume降低音量,减小音量,减少音量,减轻音量dry up干涸,涸泽而渔,阴干,干枯dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言dummy up假的了,假人了,假货,假人hold one's tongue住嘴,管住嘴,住口,管住自己的嘴hush one's mouth咽口水,唫,肃静,啧啧称奇hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地keep it down抑扬顿挫,缄默不语,缄默不言,抑止pipe down喉管下移,喉管下沉,喉管向下,喉管下垂quiet down安静下来,静下来,平静下来,平息下来say nothing什么也不说,无话可说,不言而喻,什么都不说shut up闭上嘴巴,住口,收声,闭上嘴sit on坐于,坐下来,坐拥,坐在这里strike dumb傻眼了,傻傻分不清楚,傻子,傻傻分不清
as inwithhold
Antonyms
as inquieten
Synonyms
clam蛤蜊,蛤蛤,蛤,蛤蛎dampen沾湿,沾沾自喜,沾湿了,润湿deaden死气沉沉,死亡,死气沉沉的,死人dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的extinguish熄灭,扑灭,灭绝,灭亡gag插科打诨,噱头,诨名,诨号hush嘘嘘,嘘寒问暖,嘘嘘声,嘘lull忽悠,冷清,忽冷忽热,冷淡muffle闷棍,闷响,闷闷不乐,闷声发大财mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默muzzle枪口,炮口,钳制,枪口上overawe凌厉,凌辱,凌迟,凌驾quash驳斥,撤销,驳回,拒绝quell熄灭,平息,遏止,平息下来quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静shush嘘嘘,嘘声,嘘,嘘嘘声soft-pedal软脚板,软式踏板,软踏板,软脚踏squelch静音,静噪,压制,压抑stifle窒息,压制,扼杀,窒息而死still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制tongue-tie结舌,舌头打结,舌吻,结舌的choke off窒息,掐断,掐死,窒息而死clam up闭口不言,闭口不谈,蜷缩,闭口不提close up闭合,关闭,近距离,封闭cool it冷却它,凉拌,冷静,冷静下来cut off截断,切断,斩断,断cut short缩短,缩短了,缩减,缩短时间decrease the volume降低音量,减小音量,减少音量,减轻音量dry up干涸,涸泽而渔,阴干,干枯dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言dummy up假的了,假人了,假货,假人hold one's tongue住嘴,管住嘴,住口,管住自己的嘴hush one's mouth咽口水,唫,肃静,啧啧称奇hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地keep it down抑扬顿挫,缄默不语,缄默不言,抑止pipe down喉管下移,喉管下沉,喉管向下,喉管下垂quiet down安静下来,静下来,平静下来,平息下来say nothing什么也不说,无话可说,不言而喻,什么都不说shut up闭上嘴巴,住口,收声,闭上嘴sit on坐于,坐下来,坐拥,坐在这里strike dumb傻眼了,傻傻分不清楚,傻子,傻傻分不清
as inshush
Synonyms
clam蛤蜊,蛤蛤,蛤,蛤蛎dampen沾湿,沾沾自喜,沾湿了,润湿deaden死气沉沉,死亡,死气沉沉的,死人dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的extinguish熄灭,扑灭,灭绝,灭亡gag插科打诨,噱头,诨名,诨号hush嘘嘘,嘘寒问暖,嘘嘘声,嘘lull忽悠,冷清,忽冷忽热,冷淡muffle闷棍,闷响,闷闷不乐,闷声发大财mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默muzzle枪口,炮口,钳制,枪口上overawe凌厉,凌辱,凌迟,凌驾quash驳斥,撤销,驳回,拒绝quell熄灭,平息,遏止,平息下来quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静quieten平息,平抚,安抚,平息下来soft-pedal软脚板,软式踏板,软踏板,软脚踏squelch静音,静噪,压制,压抑stifle窒息,压制,扼杀,窒息而死still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制tongue-tie结舌,舌头打结,舌吻,结舌的choke off窒息,掐断,掐死,窒息而死clam up闭口不言,闭口不谈,蜷缩,闭口不提close up闭合,关闭,近距离,封闭cool it冷却它,凉拌,冷静,冷静下来cut off截断,切断,斩断,断cut short缩短,缩短了,缩减,缩短时间decrease the volume降低音量,减小音量,减少音量,减轻音量dry up干涸,涸泽而渔,阴干,干枯dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言dummy up假的了,假人了,假货,假人hold one's tongue住嘴,管住嘴,住口,管住自己的嘴hush one's mouth咽口水,唫,肃静,啧啧称奇hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地keep it down抑扬顿挫,缄默不语,缄默不言,抑止pipe down喉管下移,喉管下沉,喉管向下,喉管下垂quiet down安静下来,静下来,平静下来,平息下来say nothing什么也不说,无话可说,不言而喻,什么都不说shut up闭上嘴巴,住口,收声,闭上嘴sit on坐于,坐下来,坐拥,坐在这里strike dumb傻眼了,傻傻分不清楚,傻子,傻傻分不清

Examples

  • Executives from Toshiba and Mitsubishi helped crowd the dining room, which claimed 18-foot ceilings, a robota grill and a glassed-in fish room, a cool pantry for the oysters, clams, live scallops and sea urchins that populated his menus.

  • The bite-size morsel inside the shell is succulent and tender — no rubber-band chewiness like with a clam.

  • In sandy tidewater areas, people wade along and feel clams on the bottom with their feet, then scoop them up and stow them in a mesh bag tied to their waist or suspended in a small floating tube.

  • Most coastal states list where clams and mussels can be safely harvested, and those areas are subject to change.

  • Akin to San Francisco’s signature cioppino, it’s an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to seafood, with squidi, shrimp, clams, mussels and fish all thrown together into one delicious dish.

  • You see this a lot when individuals who are accused of something decide to clam up, often under the advice of their attorney.

  • Back in California, Zach finds that people from whom he might learn about the bombing either die, disappear, or clam up.

  • All of which makes me wonder why Lindsey Graham and his cohort were so afraid the guy would clam up.

  • Then I thought the non-celebrities would clam up because the cameras would make them nervous.

  • “The Clam Castle was crowded with taxpayers,” Pete says in typical fashion.

  • The recovery of the oyster, clam and other edible shell-fish is also a feature of the work which the Lake Company has in view.

  • Its shores were long stretches of mud-flats, corrugated everywhere with thousands of clam-holes.

  • Then I saw that the two halves of the clam-shell bucket were slightly open, just wide enough to let me squeeze in.

  • Down fell that pretty innocent, as falls a snow-white lamb; Her hair drooped round her pallid cheeks, like sea-weed on a clam.

  • "It's your kind of clam chowder, too," said Mrs. Hills, shaking her head.